Duffy Leon Sampson – obituary

  Duffy Leon Sampson, 54, of Wrights Creek in Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. Duffy was a surveillance officer at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino.  He was also a veteran of the US Army. He is survived...

David “Dave” Ensley – obituary

  David “Dave” Ensley, 67, of the Painttown Community in Cherokee, North Carolina went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 13, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. Dave was the son of the late Herman B and Clydia Mae Hornbuckle Ensley. Dave is survived by...

Susie Bradley Jones – obituary

  Susie Bradley Jones, of the Big Y Community, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 10, 2019. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of Charlotte Ann Ensley Bradley and the late Glen Joe Bradley. She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents,...

Albin Rex Gwaltney – obituary

  Albin Rex Gwaltney passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2019 at the age of 64. Diagnosed with cancer, he battled it for nearly four months. Monday night he was admitted into Cherokee Indian Hospital and passed Tuesday around 6:30 p.m. He was born in Norfolk, Va.  on...

Catherine Redcloud – obituary

  Catherine Redcloud, 70, of the Big Cove Community, went on to a better place free from pain on Monday, April 8, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Couney and Joyce Simmons Shell. She was a member of Goose Creek Baptist Church. Catherine is survived by her...

Shelby Jean Lambert Hughes – obituary

  Shelby Jean Lambert Hughes, 81, of Clayton, Ga., passed away at North East Georgia Medical Center. Shelby was born in Cherokee to the late Andrew Jack Lambert and the late Nola Griffin. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, loved music, and wanted her family to live...