Mary “Girlie” Watty Montelongo – obituary

  Mary “Girlie” Watty Montelongo, 54, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. She was born Dec. 20, 1961 in Cherokee to Samuel Watty and the late Elsie Welch Watty.  “Girlie” loved her family.  She thought of her nieces, nephews,...

Roy Weston Elmore – obituary

  Roy Weston Elmore, 42, of Cherokee, passed away Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Winky Allison; and one daughter, Rebecca Elmore.  Roy was preceded in death by one son, Kyle Elmore. No services are planned.  ...

Denise B. Howard – obituary

Denise B. Howard passed away peacefully in Asheville Memorial Hospital on Friday, Sept.  23 in Asheville at the age of 58. Denise is survived by her husband, Dennis R. Howard; parents, Phillip and Jean Brooks; siblings, Tonya Rochester and Phil Brooks; children, Brian...

Sharon “Shoogie” Ann Sequoyah – obituary

  Sharon “Shoogie” Ann Sequoyah, 49, of Cherokee passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC. She was born Nov. 17, 1966 in Bryson City to the late Charles Wilbur Sequoyah and Lula Wolfe Sequoyah. She is...

Jenny Fay Wilson – obituary

  Jenny Fay Wilson, 47, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. She was born May 21, 1969 in Cherokee, the daughter of Louise Morrell Maney and the late Jesse Maney. Mrs. Wilson was a Baptist by faith and was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. ...

Alyne JoAnn Catolster Eslinger – obituary

  Alyne JoAnn Catolster Eslinger, 80, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, Sept. 5, 2016 at her residence. She was born April 15, 1936 in Cherokee to the late Johnson Catolster and Agnes Wayne Catolster.  She is survived by one son, Cris Catolster; one daughter,...