Eugene “Gene” Reed – obituary

  Eugene “Gene” Reed, age 89, of Whittier, passed away Monday, July 25, 2016 at Tsali Care Center. He is the son of the late Jack and the late Edith (Childers) Reed. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Ann (Worley) Reed. Gene was a veteran of the United...

James Raymond Jenkins Nix – obituary

  James Raymond Jenkins Nix, 40, of Cherokee went home to be with the Lord Saturday, July 23, 2016. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late James Murphy and Selma Geraldine Lambert Jenkins.   He is survived by three brothers, Emmett Jenkins and family,...

Lula Reed Owl – obituary

Lula Reed Owl, 97, of Cherokee went home to be with the Lord Saturday, July 23, 2016. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Fidele and Addie Hornbuckle Reed. She was a member of the Cherokee United Methodist Church. She worked for 27 years at the...

Christopher David Mintz – obituary

  Christopher David Mintz, 45, of Waynesville, went home to be with the Lord, Monday July 18, 2016, in a Buncombe County health care facility. A native of Haywood County he was the son of Oscar Mintz and Sandra Roland of Waynesville. He was a lifelong resident of...

Nancy Ann Rose Long – obituary

  Nancy Ann Rose Long, passed away at the Cherokee Indian Hospital following a long illness on July 16, 2016.  She was 77 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bob” Long; son, Eddie Long; parents Benjamin “Ted” Rose...

Byrdie Renee Junaluska – obituary

(Note: This obituary was updated on Monday, July 18 with new information on the services from Long House Funeral Home.)  Byrdie Renee Junaluska, 48, of Cherokee passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. Byrdie is the daughter of the late...