Gwyndolyn Cline Ayers – obituary

  Gwyndolyn Cline Ayers, 88, of Bryson City, passed away peacefully at Cherokee Indian Hospital on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.  A native of Swain County and an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was the daughter of the late Luzene and Fred...

Robert “Squinch” Edward Long – obituary

  Robert “Squinch” Edward Long, 77, of Cherokee and Stanley, NC passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. He loved his family and loved fishing.  He was a master carpenter for many years and a machinist at Gaston County Dyeing Machine Company.  He was a member of TERO...

Dianne Sue Wildcatt – obituary

  Dianne Sue Wildcatt, 54, of Cherokee, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital after a brief illness. She is survived by her children, Elisha Wildcatt, Jami Kirkland (husband James Marlin Panther), Chris Kirkland, Stephen Kirkland...

Robert “Bob” D. Parker – obituary

  Robert “Bob” D. Parker, 57, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 after an extended illness. Bob was a member of the Cherokee Methodist Church and a self-employed mechanic and truck driver. He is survived by his son, Robert “Bo” Claude Parker of...

John Moses Harlan – obituary

  John Moses Harlan, 39, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. He is survived by his father, Moses Lossiah; several Harlan family aunts and uncles and several Lossiah family aunts and uncles; and many cousins. John was preceded in death by his mother,...

Larkin Fourkiller – obituary

  Larkin Fourkiller, 78, of Franklin, passed away Sept. 29, 2018, battling cancer. He was born in Tahlequah, Okla., the son of Judge Fourkiller and Daisy England Fourkiller. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers, Billy Fourkiller,...