Couney Shell – obituary

  Couney Shell, 90, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Ute and Eliza George Shell. He was also preceded in death by his wife. Couney was the last of five siblings.   He was a veteran...

Zane “Jack” Bowman – obituary

  Zane “Jack” Bowman, 68, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. He was born April 21, 1948 in Cherokee to the late Harold “Buster” Bowman and Alice Wolfe Bowman.   Jack was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Jack is survived by two sons, Bobby Dean Raines...

Margaret Teesateskie Welch – obituary

  Margaret Teesateskie Welch, 71, of Robbinsville, passed away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born June 7, 1945 in Graham County to the late George Teesateskie Sr. and Sarah Jumper Teesateskie.  Margaret was a...

Waneema Littlejohn Driver – obituary

  Waneema Littlejohn Driver, 82, of the Big Y Community, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. A native of Cherokee she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Encie George Littlejohn, and wife of the late Sequoyah Driver. In addition to her...

Earl McMillan – obituary

  Earl McMillan, 62, of the 3200 acre tract, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Clifford and Mary Brady McMillan. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by three brothers, Alfred...

Adrian Corro-Garcia – obituary

  Adrian Corro-Garcia, of Hemet, Calif., passed away unpredictably on Dec. 20, 2016.  He was born on Jan. 28, 2015 and would have been two-years-old.  Adrian’s young little life is mourned by his family both in North Carolina and in California. Adrian was...