OBITUARY: Shelly Jo Head
Shelly Jo Head, of Forest City gained her heavenly wings on Monday morning, Feb. 22, 2021. She was born on July 4, 1978 and was a loving mother and daughter. She was loved by all who knew her and...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Nannie (Kalonaheskie) Calhoun
Nannie (Kalonaheskie) Calhoun, 70, of the Big Cove Community of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly following a period of declining health on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 while at Memorial Campus of Mission...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Ancil Crutchfield
Ancil Crutchfield, 84, of the Towstring Community, went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 1, 2021 peacefully at his residence. He was a member and Sunday School teacher at Towstring Baptist...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Kenneth Ronald Blankenship
Kenneth Ronald Blankenship, 78 of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on March 2, 2021 at his home with family. He was the son of the late Roy and Georgia Blankenship and loving husband of...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Florence Marie Lewis
Florence Marie Lewis, of Dade City, Fla., returned to the lord while asleep at home Sunday, March 7, 2021, after a two-and-half-year battle with chemical-induced pulmonary fibrosis. She was a member...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Harold R. Rattler
Harold R. Rattler, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 8, 2021. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Elsie Wolfe Rattler of Cherokee and the late Leroy Rattler....
View ArticleOBITUARY: Richard Steve “Ricky” Luther
Richard Steve “Ricky” Luther age 63, of Cherokee, formerly of Andrews, passed away unexpectedly in his home in the Wolftown Community on March 11, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Mianna (Cucumber)...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Ardina Walkingstick
Ardina Walkingstick, age 26, of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Mission Hospital following an extended illness. She is survived by her father, Mike Walkingstick; brothers, David...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Ethel Smith Cunningham
Ethel Smith Cunningham, 89, of Sylva, formerly of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Monday March 15, 2021. A native and lifelong resident of western North Carolina, she was the daughter of the...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Joyce Evelyn Hannah Smith
Joyce Evelyn Hannah Smith died on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Prince William County, Va., at the age of 83, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was the widow of Samuel Everett...
View ArticleOBITUARIES: Richard Lee Lambert
Richard Lee Lambert, 31, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 16, 2021. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Willie E. Lambert and Mary Lambert of Cherokee. He was preceded...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Suzanne Agnes Adams
Suzanne Agnes Adams, 72, of the Snowbird Community in Robbinsville, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 18, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Owen and Ida Teesateskie Smoker. Along...
View ArticleOBITUARY: William Lossie
William Lossie, 84, went home to his Heavenly home on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Tsali Care after an extended illness. He worked at Oconaluftee Indian Village as an arrowhead demonstrator for many...
View ArticleOBITUARIES: William Jesse Lee Dover Sr.
William Jesse Lee Dover Sr. 73, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 25, 2021. He was the son of the late David Miller and Lula Bell Murphy Dover. He was preceded in death by...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Mike Driver
Mike Driver, 69, of Cherokee, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Mr. Driver was born in Cherokee on April 19, 1951 to the late Watty and Annie Driver. He retired from the Tribal Gaming...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Sarah Elizabeth Bradley
Sarah Elizabeth Bradley, age 69, of Cherokee, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Harris Regional Hospital following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Elzina Bradley and Fred...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Minda Mahsetky Hill
Minda Mahsetky Hill of Lawton, Okla., formerly of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 22, 2021 at Comanche County Memorial Hospital. Minda is survived by her loving husband, Andre...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Mrs. Darlene French Defoe
Mrs. Darlene French Defoe’s address changed from Earth to Heaven on March 29, 2021 after a short period of declining health. God gave Darlene 72 years on this earth. She is proceeded in death by her...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Phyllis Irene “Bake” Ashenfelter
Phyllis Irene “Bake” Ashenfelter, age 74, of the Painttown Community in Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Med West Harris Hospital. She was a member of The Church of...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Catherine T. Pannell
Catherine T. Pannell, age 77, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. She was a loving mother. She loved her husband Buddy, whom she couldn’t get over. She was preceded...
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