Alfred William “Bill” Owl – obituary

    Alfred William “Bill” Owl, 60, of 170 Sam Brady Rd. in Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 27, 2015 at the Mission Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville. Bill, born in Trenton, NJ, was the son of the late Alfred Gaither Owl and...

Esther D. Roach – obituary

  Esther D. Roach, 57, of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 following an extended illness. Esther is the daughter of the late James A. Screamer and Cornelia Mae Lossiah Rattler. Esther is survived by her children Terrence Howard Roach of Kentucky,...

Wayford Eugene Saine – obituary

    Wayford Eugene Saine, 68, of 374 Lucy Long Rd. in Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 following an extended illness. Wayford was the son of the late Wayford and Helen (Darnell) Saine of Buncombe Co. He is survived by his...

James Smoker – obituary

    James Smoker, 69, of Cherokee passed away on Jan. 22 after an extended illness. James is the son of the late Charlie Smoker and Sarah Teesateskie. James is survived by sisters, Jeanette Jumper of Robbinsville and Kina Bradley of Cherokee; brother John...

Freeman Littlejohn – obituary

  Freeman Littlejohn, 55, of Cherokee, passed away on Jan. 12, 2015 at the Med West Harris Community Hospital in Sylva following an extended illness. Freeman was the son of Jim Bigwitch and Ollie (Littlejohn) Bigwitch of Cherokee.  He was a carpenter of general...