Obituaries

Jerrel Crisp

Body     Jerrel E. Crisp, 80, of Murphy, passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at a hospital in Milledgeville, Ga.

Dorothy Beasley

Body     Dorothy Sue “Dot” Beasley, 78, of Robbinsville, formerly of the Martins Creek community in Murphy, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Feb.

Joseph Owenby

Body     Joseph “J.C.” Clifton Owenby, 83, of Mineral Bluff, Ga., passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at his home.

Emma Hogan

Body     Emma L. Hogan, 94, of Andrews, passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.     She was a native of Cherokee County, where she had lived most of her life.

Karl Shook

Body     Karl Erick Shook, 48, of Andrews, formerly of Robbinsville, passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at Mission Hospital in Asheville.

Charlie Stalcup

Body     Charlie Stalcup, 88, of Marble, passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.

Billy West

Body     Billy Jack West, 91, of Inman, S.C., passed away after an extended illness Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at The Lakewood Memory Care facility in Boiling Springs, S.C.

Jean White

Body     Jean Amos White, 89, of Marble, died Jan. 7, 2021, after a brief illness.

William Ashe

Body     William Ault Ashe, 89, of Murphy, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.

Lorelei Chambers

Body     Lorelei Carolyn “Penny” (Dike) Chambers, 56, of Andrews, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.