OBITUARY: Bryson Eric Lambert

OBITUARY: Bryson Eric Lambert

Bryson Eric Lambert, age 27, of Smyrna, Ga., passed away Friday, May 8, 2026. Bryson was a graduate of Campbell High School. A service will be held in the chapel of Carmichael Funeral Home in Smyrna on Friday, May 15 at 11 am. Interment will be held at 10:30 am on...
OBITUARY: Kendra Jean Taylor

OBITUARY: Kendra Jean Taylor

Kendra Jean Taylor, 60, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away peacefully in her sleep on the night of Friday, May 8, 2026. Born on Sept. 20, 1965, in Massachusetts, Kendra was raised by her parents, Philip and Brenda Lukens. Though she made her home in Cherokee for many...
OBITUARY: Charles “Cotton” Young

OBITUARY: Charles “Cotton” Young

Charles “Cotton” Young, 84, was born on April 4, 1942, and passed on Friday, May 1, 2026 peacefully surrounded by the love of his family. Cotton was a man defined by hard work, honesty, and generosity. He spent 56 years as a truck driver. Through decades of...
OBITUARY: Bernadine S. Bradley

OBITUARY: Bernadine S. Bradley

On Friday, May 1, 2026, Bernadine S. Bradley, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, went to her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born to the late J.D. and Nancy Shell Smith on Aug. 2, 1944. She loved the Lord and her Church families...
OBITUARY: Goliath Taylor

OBITUARY: Goliath Taylor

Dec. 6, 1944 – April 30, 2026 Sherman Taylor, better known as “Goliath” to most, passed away on Tuesday, April 30 at the age of 81, surrounded by the love of his family. Though known to many as a quiet and steady man, to those who loved him most, he was a...
OBITUARY:  Alethea Thomas Smith

OBITUARY:  Alethea Thomas Smith

Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. Proverbs 31:10 Alethea Thomas Smith, age 85, of the Shepherds Creek community, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, May 1, 2026. A lifelong resident of Swain County. She was the daughter of the late...