OBITUARY: Florence Marie Lewis

  Florence Marie Lewis, of Dade City, Fla., returned to the lord while asleep at home Sunday, March 7, 2021, after a two-and-half-year battle with chemical-induced pulmonary fibrosis. She was a member of Christ Fellowship in Tampa.  She is survived by her husband...

OBITUARY: Kenneth Ronald Blankenship

  Kenneth Ronald Blankenship, 78 of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on March 2, 2021 at his home with family.  He was the son of the late Roy and Georgia Blankenship and loving husband of Barbara Blankenship for the past 52 years. Ken grew up in Cherokee...

OBITUARY: Ancil Crutchfield

  Ancil Crutchfield, 84, of the Towstring Community, went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 1, 2021 peacefully at his residence. He was a member and Sunday School teacher at Towstring Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his son, Sam Crutchfield, and...

OBITUARY: Nannie (Kalonaheskie) Calhoun

  Nannie (Kalonaheskie) Calhoun, 70, of the Big Cove Community of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly following a period of declining health on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 while at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville. Nannie was born to the late Styles...

OBITUARY: Shelly Jo Head

  Shelly Jo Head, of Forest City gained her heavenly wings on Monday morning, Feb. 22, 2021. She was born on July 4, 1978 and was a loving mother and daughter. She was loved by all who knew her and never met a stranger. Shelly was known for her artistic skills...

OBITUARY: SFC Robert “Bob” “Sarge” Smith Jr. 

  Sergeant First Class, Robert “Bob” “Sarge” Smith Jr., U.S. Army, Ret., 90, of Havelock/Cherry Point, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 at Pruitt Health-Sea Level. Bob was a Cherokee Indian born in Gaston County to the late Robert and Grace Smith. He served in...