OBITUARY: Ned Armachain

OBITUARY: Ned Armachain

Ned Armachain passed on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Cherokee, N.C. He was a resident of Tsali Care Center. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Stacy Armachain and the late Ned Hill Jr. He is survived by one brother, Bobby Lee Armachain of Tennessee; one...
OBITUARY:  James McKinnley Welch

OBITUARY: James McKinnley Welch

James McKinnley Welch, 81, passed away Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Tsali Care Center.  James was born Oct. 23, 1942, to the late Simpson and Agnes Wolfe Welch.  The oldest of 12, James was a self-made man.  He owned and operated his own logging business and made...
OBITUARY: Justin Moses Ammons

OBITUARY: Justin Moses Ammons

Justin Moses Ammons, age 39, a lifelong resident of the Wolftown Community, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, after an extended illness. He is the son of Moses Bigmeat (Rita) and the late Louise Ethel Ammons. Also surviving are his brothers, Edward Moses Fields...
OBITUARY: Ned Armachain

OBITUARY: Clyde “Bobby” Mathis

Clyde “Bobby” Mathis, 79, of the Towstring Community, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Charlie H. and Nora Lee Henry Mathis and husband of the late Rachel Mathews Mathis. He was preceded in...
OBITUARY: Ned Armachain

OBITUARY: Matthew Lee Smith “Bubba”

It is with great sadness that the Smith family announces the death of their loved one. Matthew Lee Smith “Bubba”, 41, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, passed away peacefully to go home and be with the Lord Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. A native of Cherokee,...
OBITUARY: Georgenna Lee Arch

OBITUARY: Georgenna Lee Arch

Georgenna Lee Arch, age 59, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. She is survived by her children, Heather (Jason) Saunooke, Cassandra Arch (DD); eight grandchildren; father, Jonah Sheppard Taylor (Jody); brothers,...