Rod Cooper – obituary
Rodreques “Rod” Charles Cooper, 44, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at Mission Hospital surrounded by family after an eight-and-a-half-year battle with ALS. Rod was preceded in death...
View ArticleLuzene L. Thompson – obituary
Luzene L. Thompson, 79, of the Big Y community, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 1, 2017. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Lydia Wilnoty Lossiah. In...
View ArticlePriscilla Blanche Sneed Cooper
Priscilla Blanche Sneed Cooper, 88, of Cherokee, went to her heavenly home on March 20, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Cam and Minda Bradley Sneed. In addition to her parents, she was...
View ArticleMargaret (Mitch) Lossiah – obituary
Margaret (Mitch) Lossiah, 74, of the Painttown Community, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Andy and Annie Bird Sherrill. She was preceded...
View ArticleLex Owl – obituary
Lex Owl, age 63 of Murphy, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017. Owl was born April 9, 1953 in Swain County, NC to the late Clifford Owl and the late Maggie Reed Owl. He was a member of Kingdom Hall...
View ArticleTerry “Tyrell” McCoy – obituary
Terry “Tyrell” McCoy, 50, of Waynesville passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017. He was born July 5, 1966 in Edenton to Delena “Gig” Ross McCoy and the late William “Widge” Allen McCoy. In addition to his...
View ArticleTheodore Jerome Brady – obituary
Theodore Jerome Brady, 80, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 15, 2017. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Mary Brady McMillan. He was a member of...
View ArticleRebecca Mary Fuller Barton – obituary
Rebecca Mary Fuller Barton, age 91, of Murphy, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017. Mrs. Barton was born Nov. 12, 1925 in Bryson City to the late William Ace and Laura Cochran Fuller. She had worked...
View ArticleJennifer Dugan Toineeta – obituary
Jennifer Dugan Toineeta, 34, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Jackie Dugan Queen. In addition to her...
View ArticleJoseph Stephen Watty – obituary
Joseph Stephen Watty, 72, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017. He was born Aug. 21, 1944 in Cherokee to the late Steve Watty and Rachel Tooni Watty. Joseph is survived by his wife, Elsie...
View ArticleRichard Terry Reed – obituary
Richard Terry Reed, 66, of Cherokee passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully, in the early hours of Friday, April 28, 2017. He was the son of the late Noah Reed and Dora (Crowe) Reed of the Cherokee...
View ArticleNannie Sue Ball Blanton – obituary
Nannie Sue Ball Blanton, 74, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, April 28, 2017 in a Buncombe County Hospital after a short illness. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of...
View ArticleMary Hazel Lambert – obituary
Mary Hazel Lambert, 82, of the Birdtown Community in Cherokee went home Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at her residence with her loving family by her side. Mary was a foster parent providing care for EBCI...
View ArticleDarrell Katherine Barclay – obituary
Darrell Katherine Barclay, 87, of Whittier, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Formerly of Arizona, she had lived in Jackson County for the past five years. She was the daughter of the late Joe and...
View ArticleWilbur George Long – obituary
Wilbur George Long, 77, of Cherokee, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Tsali Care Center with his family by his side. Wilbur was a self-employed carpenter and logger. He was of the Baptist...
View ArticleLucy Lee McLaughlin – obituary
Lucy Lee McLaughlin, born March 11,1940 in Raton, NM, passed away on May 7,2017 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Mildred Buffington McLaughlin. Lucy grew up in Sulphur...
View ArticleWilliam Perry Pheasant – obituary
William Perry Pheasant, 68, of the Big Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday May 10, 2017. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Driver Pheasant Sr. and Nettie Swayney...
View ArticleThomas Jay McCoy – obituary
Thomas Jay McCoy, 64, affectionately known as “Jay Boy”, went to meet his creator, Friday morning, May 12, 2017. Jay Boy was born on May 27, 1953 to William Thomas McCoy and Emily Conseen McCoy. A...
View ArticleHeath “Ty” Oocumma – obituary
Heath “Ty” Oocumma, 41, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. Ty was a fluent Cherokee speaker, former member of Birdtown Crossing drum group,...
View ArticleSara Jane Wabagkeck – obituary
Sara Jane Wabagkeck, 78, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 at her residence. She was born Jan. 8, 1939 in Cherokee to the late Jonah Washington and Luzene Crowe Washington. She loved her...
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