Kina B. Swayney – obituary

  Kina B. Swayney, 56, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, March 4, 2017. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Bernard A. Wilnoty and Harriet Ann Sequoyah James, and Calvin T. James. In addition to her parents, she was also...

Nancy Wildcat Biddix – obituary

  Nancy Wildcat Biddix, 81, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the lord Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Cherokee Indian hospital after an extended illness with her loving family by her side. Nancy was born April 9, 1935 to the late Louiza Wildcat. She...

Ivy Elizabeth Goforth – obituary

  Ivy Elizabeth Goforth, 57, of Bryson City, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the Homestead Hospice in Clyde. She was born Oct. 14, 1959 in Elberton, Ga. to the late J.B. Morrison and Edna Kansas Wilson Morrison. Ivy is survived by her children, James Lee...

Mack J. Cook – obituary

  Mack J. Cook, 73, of Bryson City, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Albert and Edna Smith Cook. He was also preceded in death by one son. He was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church in Darrington,...

Sallie Littlejohn Reed – obituary

  Sallie Littlejohn Reed, 90, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017. She was born April 4, 1926 in Cherokee to the late Henson Littlejohn Sr. and Leewee Crowe Littlejohn. Sallie is survived by her nieces, Judy Castorena, Polly Castorena, Jonnie...

Samuel Ralph Otter – obituary

  Samuel Ralph Otter, 54, of Cherokee, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. He was born July 24, 1962 in Cherokee to the late Rob Shelton and Lawanda Otter Shelton.  He was a Historian and Assistant Manager at the Cherokee...