Tyron Willard Freeman (Bill)

  Tyron Willard Freeman (Bill) passed away Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019 at Tsali Care in Cherokee at the age of 77.  Freeman was the son of the late Willard (Buck) and Mary Sneed Freeman and was a lifelong resident of Cherokee, except for the years he was serving in the...

Judy Regina Bird – obituary

  Judy Regina Bird, 48, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and aunt went home to be with the Lord after a brief illness on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. She was born on March 27, 1971 in Cherokee and resided in the Snowbird Community. Judy, a fluent...

Lillian Saunooke Franklin – obituary

  Lillian Saunooke Franklin, 80, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Cain Saunooke and Margaret Smith. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Golinda Lambert,...

Mary Lou Feather Taylor – obituary

  Mary Lou Feather Taylor, 65, of the Yellowhill Community, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Jonah and Minnie Smith Feather. She was a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. She...

Rosemary Powell – obituary

  Rosemary Powell, 67, of Cherokee, passed away following a brief illness at the Tsali Care Center on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 with her loving family at her side. Rosemary was the daughter of the late Sam D. Owle and Minnie Ross and was a member of the Wesleyan...

Dinah (Tooni) George – obituary

  Dinah (Tooni) George, 97, of Cherokee, passed away at the Cherokee Indian Hospital on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 following a extended illness.   Dinah was the daughter of the late Larch Tooni and Agnes (George) Tooni and was a basket maker by trade. She worked for...