OBITUARY: Jack Allen Lambert

OBITUARY: Jack Allen Lambert

Jack Allen Lambert, 67 of the Birdtown Community, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. Jack was born on Sept. 30, 1958 to Sheila and Walter “Bud” Lambert. He was a lifelong resident of the Birdtown Community. As a young man, he was baptized at 10 years old on Sept....
OBITUARY: Richard Joseph Meuse Jr.

OBITUARY: Richard Joseph Meuse Jr.

Richard Joseph Meuse Jr., 37, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at his residence. Richard was a lifelong resident of Cherokee and worked as a warehouse clerk for The Cherokees. He graduated from Cherokee High School. As a youth, he...
OBITUARY: Amanda Sue Lambert

OBITUARY: Amanda Sue Lambert

Amanda Sue Lambert, 62, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at Tsali Care Center in Cherokee, N.C., after an extended illness. Amanda was born on April 8, 1963, to the late Ronald and Bernice Welch Lambert. During her early years, she worked as...
OBITUARY: John Wesley Raby “John Bug”

OBITUARY: John Wesley Raby “John Bug”

John Wesley Raby “John Bug”, 40, of the Wolftown Community passed away on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. John Bug is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Ted and Evelyn Raby; maternal grandparents, Boyd and Helen Jackson; John’s mother, Lawanda Jackson Raby “Sue”;...
OBITUARY: Viola Lane

OBITUARY: Viola Lane

Viola Lane, age 72 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at Cherokee Hospital. She was a native of Graham County and the daughter of the late Mose and Callie Hornbuckle Wachacha. She is survived by her daughters, Michelle Geyer...
OBITUARY: Donald Lee “Kanogsdaya” Swimmer

OBITUARY: Donald Lee “Kanogsdaya” Swimmer

Donald Lee “Kanogsdaya” Swimmer, 70, of Cherokee, N.C., took his heavenly flight on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 to reunite with his parents, Luke and Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer; and his siblings, Mary Ellen Wolfe, Johnny, Ronald, Herbert, and McKinley Swimmer. He is survived...