Jerri Lynn Smith Reed – obituary

  Jerri Lynn Smith Reed, 41, of Cherokee, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital following a brief illness. She is survived by her parents, Jerry Smith and Mona Smith; two sons, Gary Lee Reed II and Austin Lee Reed both of Cherokee;...

Barbara Hornbuckle George – obituary

  Barbara Hornbuckle George, 67, of the Birdtown Community, passed away Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. She was a homemaker and bead worker. She is preceded in death by her parents, Johnny and Edna Locust Hornbuckle; two brothers, Jefferson Hornbuckle and Sammy...

Sam Biddix – obituary

  Sam Biddix, age 73, of Sylva, passed away on Saturday, Sep. 1, 2018 at Cherokee Indian Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Lucy Biddix and the son of the late Newt and Margaret Biddix. He was a retired...

Polly Ann Rattler – obituary

  Polly Ann Rattler (Corn Husk Doll Master), 63, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of Elsie Wolfe Rattler of Cherokee and the late Leroy Rattler. In addition to her...

Deborah Rebecca Nelson Grant – obituary

  Deborah Rebecca Nelson Grant, 60, passed away Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 at her home in Nantahala.  Deborah is survived by her husband of 40 years, Charles “Chuck” Grant; her parents, Col. David Nelson (USAF Ret.) and Mrs. Ann Nelson of Athens, Ala.; nieces,...

Vivian Harlan – obituary

  Vivian Harlan, 83, of Cherokee, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. Vivian was a police dispatcher and a member of the Wrights Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, Eugene Harlan of Murphy, John F. Harlan Jr....