Scott Nathaniel (Rhino) Rochester

  Scott Nathaniel (Rhino) Rochester, 48, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, June 12, 2019. A native of Swain County, he was the son of Sarah Eller Rochester of Bryson City and the late Carl Edward Rochester. He was a member of the 1988 Swain...

Raymond Eugene Kinsland – obituary

  Raymond Eugene Kinsland, 84 of Cherokee, went home to be with his Maker and Savior on Thursday, June 13, 2019.  He responded to a broad range of titles: Mr. Kinsland, Mr. K, Ray, Ray K, brother, Dad, Grandpa, Papaw, and Mr. Brave.  He was known widely as a most...

Nell Stephens Owl – obituary

  Nell Stephens Owl, 78, our loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt entered Heaven’s gates on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. She was born on April 7, 1941 in Lyons, Ga. and later made her home in Cherokee. She is now rejoicing with her husband, Robert Stanley...

James Leonard (Blue Jay) Sequoyah Sr. – obituary

  James Leonard (Blue Jay) Sequoyah Sr., 83, a lifelong resident of the Yellowhill Community, was called home to be with our Lord on June 8, 2019 and to join his beloved wife, Alice, of 54 years. Bluejay had battled a long illness and was in his home when God...

Jason Wayne Hendricks – obituary

  Jason Wayne Hendricks, age 36, of Robbinsville, previously of Cherokee, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Mission Hospital.  He is noted as having a love of cars and that he had a fun-loving and easy-going personality and enjoyed joking and teasing his...

Martha JoAnn Marr Smith – obituary

  Martha JoAnn Marr Smith, 77, of the Shephard’s Creek Community, took her heavenly flight to be in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Friday, June 7, 2019 after a courageous year’s long battle with lung cancer. She was born July 16, 1941 to the late Coburn and...