OBITUARY: Stella Kansas Watson

OBITUARY: Stella Kansas Watson

Stella Kansas Watson, 70, of Cullowhee, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. She was born on September 27, 1943 to the late John Robert and Mary Lee Hooper Watson. Stella was a caregiver. Stella is survived by three brothers, Thomas N. Watson of Cullowhee, Robert T....
OBITUARY: Stella Kansas Watson

OBITUARY: Shirley D. Summey

BRYSON CITY, N.C. – Shirley Jane DeHart Summey, 70, passed away on Tuesday, Dec, 26, 2023 at CarePartners Solace Center. Shirley was a native of Buncombe County and a daughter of the late Wade and Alice Lillard DeHart. In addition to her parents, she was...
OBITUARY: Stella Kansas Watson

OBITUARY: Gail Lynn Ledford-Johnson

Gail Lynn Ledford-Johnson, 61, of Cherokee, passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 23, 2003 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.  She was born Dec. 24, 1961, to the late Norman Bergerone and Ruth Ledford. She worked and managed the kitchen at the Unto These Hills...
OBITUARY: Larry Phillip “Phil” Allen Maney

OBITUARY: Larry Phillip “Phil” Allen Maney

Larry Phillip “Phil” Allen Maney, 82, of Fall Branch, Tenn., passed into the loving arms of his Savior on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. A native of Cherokee, Phil was born May 24, 1941, to the late Jesse J. Maney and Muriel Smith Maney. An enthusiastic collector of...
OBITUARY: Clifton M. Owle

OBITUARY: Clifton M. Owle

Clifton M. Owle, 75, of the Birdtown Community, passed away due to an extended illness, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. A native of Cherokee, he was born April 2, 1948, to the late Jack Clifton Owle and Pauline Lambert. A strong and independent man, he was an outdoorsman, he...
OBITUARY: Stella Kansas Watson

OBITUARY: Ellen Cathey Rhodarmer

CANTON, N.C. – Ellen Cathey Rhodarmer, a woman of faith, love, and adventure, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. Born on July 25, 1940, to Robert Echols and Marjorie Justice Cathey, Ellen lived a life filled with compassion,...