OBITUARY: Katherine Elaine Wolfe Long

OBITUARY: Katherine Elaine Wolfe Long

Katherine Elaine Wolfe Long, 60, of the Big Cove community, passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late James and Ida Lee Sequoyah Wolfe. She attended Big Cove Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by...
OBITUARY: Doris Ann Rowland Howard

OBITUARY: Doris Ann Rowland Howard

Doris Ann Rowland Howard, born Aug. 17, 1953, of the Birdtown Community, went to Heaven a singing on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. She was a proud elder of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell Howard; parents, Ed and Rowena...
OBITUARY: Quincey Wildcat

OBITUARY: Quincey Wildcat

Quincey Wildcat, 88, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. He was at home with his family by his side. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Dintola Wildcat and Louisa Ben Wildcat; and Father-in-law Andy Sherrill and...
OBITUARY: Jonathan A. Rattler (Thumper)

OBITUARY: Jonathan A. Rattler (Thumper)

Jonathan A. Rattler (Thumper), 37, of Cherokee, passed away on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at Cherokee Indian Hospital after an extended illness. Thumper was born Aug. 26, 1989, to the late Jonathan A. Rattler and Dora E. Smith. He graduated from Cherokee High School in...
OBITUARY: Florida Killmer Beaulieu


OBITUARY: Florida Killmer Beaulieu


Nov. 22, 1956 – Oct. 23, 2026 Florida Killmer Beaulieu, age 69, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. A faithful child of God, Florida lived a life marked by kindness, humility, service, and unwavering devotion to her faith. A dedicated...
OBITUARY: William Floyd Laney

OBITUARY: William Floyd Laney

July 10, 1961 – Oct. 28, 2026 It is with great sorrow that the family of William Floyd Laney announce his sudden and unexpected passing.  He is the son of the late John Laney and Ataloa W. Laney. He is preceded in death by his sister, Kamie Calhoun, a brother John...