OBITUARY: Rebecca Owl Boyum

  Rebecca Owl Boyum passed away peacefully on April 6, 2020 following a brief illness.  She was preceded in death by her father, George Owl Sr.; her mother, Rebecca Pond Owl; her brothers, Hillary Osborn and George Owl Jr.; her step-father, Harold Pond; her...

OBITUARY: Joan Hope Nichols Edmonds

  Joan Hope Nichols Edmonds passed away on April 15, 2020 in her home. She ended her nine-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Joan was born in Tenino, Wash. on Feb. 24, 1939.  Most of her life was spent in western North Carolina. She grew up in Bryson City,...

OBITUARY: Jesse Reed

  Jesse Reed, 71, of Cherokee, passed away peacefully at his residence on April 14, 2020. The son of the late Noah Reed and Dora Dell Crowe Reed, Jesse will be missed by those left behind. He is preceded in death by one brother, Richard Terry Reed and one nephew;...

OBITUARY: Sylvia ʺKayʺ Sharpe Morrow

  Sylvia Kay Sharpe Morrow, 81, of Lake Junaluska, crossed over from this earthly life to her eternal joy in Christ on April 10, 2020.  Kay grew up in Greensboro, the daughter of Bob and Violet Walker. She married Ed Sharpe, her high school sweetheart, and...

OBITUARY: Ida Lee “Dixie” Cooper Arneach

  Ida Lee “Dixie” Cooper Arneach, 96, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on April 6, 2020.  Dixie was a resident of the Wolfetown Community and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Cherokee, North Carolina. Dixie is preceded in death by...

OBITUARY: Talia Taylor

  Talia Taylor, 29, of Cherokee, passed away on March 29, 2020.  She was born in Jackson County on Jan. 4, 1991, to Charles Edward Taylor and Mystical Parker.   She was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church.  Talia was a beautiful soul.  She had a love for all...