OBITUARY: Louise Ann Reed

OBITUARY: Louise Ann Reed

Louise Ann Reed, 65 of the Snowbird Community, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, at Cherokee Indian Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born Sept. 16, 1958, to the late McKinley Reed and Susie Roxie Wachacha, in Chicago, Ill. She graduated...
OBITUARY: Julia A. Biddix

OBITUARY: Julia A. Biddix

SYLVA, N.C. – Julia Ardell Biddix, 88, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 at Cherokee Indian Hospital. Julia was a native of Swain County but had resided in Jackson County for most of her life and was a daughter of the late John William and Margaret Violet...
OBITAURY: Helen Sue Wahnetta Bottchenbaugh

OBITAURY: Helen Sue Wahnetta Bottchenbaugh

Helen Sue Wahnetta Bottchenbaugh passed on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Helen was a proud respected Cherokee woman, who took great pride in being called Mom, Grandma, Lala, and Grandma Helen. Helen had four children, five generations of grandchildren. She lived in the Big...
OBITUARY: Rafael Cruz Ramirez

OBITUARY: Rafael Cruz Ramirez

Rafael Cruz Ramirez, 37, of Cherokee, passed away at Duke University Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, after an extended illness.  The only son of Debra Smith and Rafael Ramirez, “Cruz”, “Raf”, or “Ralphie” as he was known leaves behind his father, his cousins...
OBITUARY: Katie Rebecca Hensley

OBITUARY: Katie Rebecca Hensley

Katie Rebecca Hensley, 53, a native of Cherokee, passed unexpectedly at her residence on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023.  She was Born Sept. 9, 1970 to the late Mable Littlejohn.  She worked at the Cherokees for years and then later continued working in the hospitality...
OBITUARY: Stella Kansas Watson

OBITUARY: Stella Kansas Watson

Stella Kansas Watson, 70, of Cullowhee, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. She was born on September 27, 1943 to the late John Robert and Mary Lee Hooper Watson. Stella was a caregiver. Stella is survived by three brothers, Thomas N. Watson of Cullowhee, Robert T....