Olivia Martinez – obituary

  Olivia Martinez, 69, of Cherokee, passed away Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn. She is survived by her children, Roger Neadeau (wife Carla) of Cherokee, Mara Lopez (husband Gabe) of Camarillo, Calif., Terri Neadeau of Oxnard,...

Linda Sue Chiltoskie “Sooge” – obituary

  Linda Sue Chiltoskie “Sooge”, a life-long native of the Wolftown community, passed away on Thursday Jan. 17, 2019 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital after fighting an extended illness. Linda was a Doulas/Pregnancy Support Specialist, a cosmetologist, and she also...

Mary Lucille Smith McCoy – obituary

  Mary Lucille Smith McCoy, 78, of the Yellowhill community, went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 15, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Russell Samuel Smith and the late Elizabeth French Smith.  In addition to her parents, Mary is preceded in death by her...

Danny Dennis Bigwitch – obituary

  Danny Dennis Bigwitch, 47, of the Wolftown Community in Cherokee, passed away Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 at his residence. He is survived by two sisters, Brenna Rogers of Gainesville, Fla. and Paula Young of Kansas City, Mo.; niece, Justina Bigwitch of Cherokee;...

Julie Freeman Howard – obituary

  Julie Freeman Howard, 63, of Bryson City formerly of Mascotte, Fla., went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. A native of Mascotte, Fla., she was the daughter of Bernice Boseman Freeman of Mascotte, Fla. and the late Charles Freeman. She was also...

Alice (Tootie) Virginia Lee Lambert Owle – obituary

  Alice (Tootie) Virginia Lee Lambert Owle, 67, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Ethel Murphy Lambert. In addition to her parents, she was also...