Bonnie Arlene “Sarge” Samford – obituary

  Bonnie Arlene “Sarge” Samford, age 88, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., passed away on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. She was born in Paris, Illinois to the late Cloyd and Olive (Bouslog) Samford. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two brothers, Dale...

Joan “Mama Jo” Osborn – obituary

  Joan “Mama Jo” Osborn, 80, of Sylva, passed away Friday morning, Oct. 25, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Hazel Jorgenson Hillman, as well as Jim Carlson of Minnesota, Raymond Pint of Iowa, and Hilary Osborn of Cherokee....

Kasey Lynn Maney – obituary

  Kasey Lynn Maney, 20, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at her home. She is the daughter of Katina Ledford and Gary Maney. Kasey was a member of Wilmot Baptist Church and one of her biggest life accomplishments was when she graduated from Victory...

Raymond Owle – obituary

  Raymond Owle, 85, of Whittier, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Mark and Belva Smith Owle. He was a former chairman of the 3200 Acre Tract Community Club. He was a member of Bethabara...

Glenn Crisp – obituary

  Glenn Crisp, 66, of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at Mission Hospital in Asheville. He was surrounded by his family. He fought a brave battle against cancer. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Herbert Vincent Crisp and the...

Philip Duke Smith – obituary

  Philip Duke Smith, 55, of Cherokee, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital surrounded by his loving family following a long battle with illness. Born on March 2, 1964 and known to everyone as Duke, he was the son of Dee Smith of...