Obituaries

    Russell Wade West, 45, of Andrews, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018.
    He was a native and lifetime resident of Andrews.
    Russell enjoyed fishing and working on cars.

    Charles Ian Angus Linnhe Reid of Biltmore Forest in Asheville passed away Friday, March 16, 2018, at Givens Health Center at age 92.

    Missi Roberson, 47, of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in an Andrews care facility.
    She was a native and lifetime resident of Cherokee County.

    Howard William Johnson, 75, of Covington, Ga., formerly of Cherokee County, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018.

    Lifetime Andrews resident Albert Conley “Buster or Buck,” 99 years, 11 months and 25 days, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at his home. He would have been 100 in six days.

    Bill Stiles, 83, of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Emory University Hospital.

    Helene Marjorie Fielding Basse, 91, of Brasstown, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at her residence.

    Eleanor Mayfield Ennis, 95, of Murphy, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018, at her residence.

    Harvey D. Hanks, 93, of Murphy, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in a Pensacola, Fla., hospital.

Aug. 24, 1941-March 3, 2018
    David Jamison passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Murphy from complications with lung cancer.

    Robert Dennis Witter, 67, of Murphy, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018, in Buncombe County, N.C.

    Kayla Rene Mathieu, 29, of Lovers Leap Drive, Murphy, and formerly of Blairsville, Ga., passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, in Andrews following a sudden illness.

    The Rev. Lewis “Poppy” Welch, 88, of Andrews, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 10, 2018.
    Lewis was the son of the late John W. and Mary Inglett Welch.