OBITUARY: Paulette Rae Littlejohn Taukchiray

  Paulette Rae Littlejohn Taukchiray, 38, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. She will be greeted at Heavens Gate by her late mother, Sue Ellen Littlejohn.  Paulette is survived by her husband of eight years, Wesley...

OBITUARY: Jane Lossie Taylor

  Jane Lossie Taylor, 83, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Long Term Care Center in Asheville. She was the daughter of the late John Rome Lossie and Charlotte (Welch) Lossie of the Big Cove Community.  Jane will be welcomed to...

OBITUARY: John Robert Hornbuckle

  John Robert Hornbuckle, 37, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday, July 30, 2020.  The son of the late Larry Robert Hornbuckle and the late Judith Ollie Roberts, he is preceded in death by his brother, Nathaniel Shinkman. John is...

OBITUARY: Becky Ann Walker

  Becky Ann Walker transitioned from this life on Friday, July 31, 2020 at the age of 47. Becky was born into the Deer Clan July 9, 1973 in Cherokee (of Eastern and Western Cherokee and Lakota Sioux ancestry). Her spiritual beliefs followed traditional Cherokee...

OBITUARY: Frank Black Miller, MD

  Frank Black Miller, MD. November 6, 1947 – July 30, 2020. It is with profound sadness and tremendous love that Dr. Miller’s family announces he passed away on Thursday morning, July 30.   For over ten years, Dr. Miller met and overcame numerous health...

OBITUARIES: Carol Sequoyah Standingdeer

  Carol Sequoyah Standingdeer, 71, of the Big Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord Monday, July 27, 2020 at her residence on Big Cove. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur Sequoyah and Lula Wolfe Sequoyah. In addition to her...