OBITUARY: Phillip Charles Pheasant

OBITUARY: Phillip Charles Pheasant

Phillip Charles Pheasant, 58, unexpectedly joined the love of his life, Valencia, in Heaven on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. A resident of Snowbird and Big Cove Communities in his younger days, and a current resident of the Birdtown Community in Cherokee, he was the son of...
OBITUARY: Jeffrey Allen Best

OBITUARY: Jeffrey Allen Best

Jeffrey Allen Best, age 37, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. Jeffrey was born May 2, 1989, to the late Jeff Best and Kathleen Smith. He loved playing music and singing. He was very proud to be a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee...
OBITUARY: Kenneth “Kenny” Lee Baum Jr.

OBITUARY: Kenneth “Kenny” Lee Baum Jr.

Kenneth “Kenny” Lee Baum Jr. went home to be with our Creator on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Chesapeake, Va. He was born on Feb. 28, 1989, to his loving parents, Wendy Stamper-Baum and Kenneth Lee Baum Sr. Kenny was a proud member of the Eastern Band of...
OBITUARY: Regina “Granny Rick” Ledford

OBITUARY: Regina “Granny Rick” Ledford

Regina “Granny Rick” Ledford, 76, of the Big Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Driver and Nettie Pheasant. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death...
OBITUARY: Otis Tushka

OBITUARY: Otis Tushka

Otis Tushka, 88, born Sept. 18, 1937, of the Big Y Community, formerly of Broken Bow, Okla., passed away peacefully the morning of Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026 at Tsali Care Center. He was 4/4 Choctaw, and fluent in Choctaw. He graduated from Goodland High School in...
OBITUARY: Harold Dean Adams

OBITUARY: Harold Dean Adams

Harold Dean Adams, 76, of Bryson City, N.C., passed away from this world on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents Ethel and G.T. Adams of the Kirklands Creek Community. In his passing he leaves behind his Love, Kathleen Burns; his siblings,...