by admin | Sep 4, 2018 | OBITUARIES
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...
by admin | Sep 4, 2018 | OBITUARIES
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...
by admin | Sep 1, 2018 | OBITUARIES
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...
by admin | Aug 27, 2018 | OBITUARIES
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,...
by admin | Aug 27, 2018 | OBITUARIES
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....
by admin | Aug 21, 2018 | OBITUARIES
Robert Michael “Jose” West, 60, of Leesburg, Fla., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018. He was born and raised in the Big Cove Community in Cherokee. He worked for many, many years at the Cherokee Boys Club. He enjoyed racing, wrestling, and...