Myrna D. Climbingbear – obituary

  Myrna D. Climbingbear, 56, of the Big Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, June 16, 2018.  A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of Myrtle Driver of Cherokee.  She was a member of the Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was...

Frank Joseph Taylor Sr.  – obituary

    Frank Joseph Taylor Sr., 90, of the Painttown Community, went to his Heavenly home on June 14, 2018.  Frank was a United States Army Veteran, he served in Occupied Japan and the Korean Conflict in the 73rd Heavy Tank Battalion Company B. While in the...

Barbara Jean Pettus Long – obituary

  Barbara Jean Pettus Long, 67, of Cherokee, passed away Friday, June 8, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. She is survived by one sister, Rebecca Long; and one brother, Kenneth Pettus (wife Claudean). Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Rodger...

Diann Bark – obituary

  Diann Bark, 60, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Mission Hospital. She is preceded in death by her father and mother, Guy and Martha Reed Bark; a brother, Don Reed, and the father of her children, Mike French. Diann is survived by her children, Xavier...

Dennis Ray Taylor – obituary

  Dennis Ray Taylor, 41, of the Big Cove Community in Cherokee, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018 at Mission St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville. He is survived by his mother, Jane Lossiah Taylor; one brother, Jeremiah Taylor of the home; one sister, Cynthia A....

Annie Lynn Cucumber – obituary

  Annie Lynn Cucumber, 49, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. She is survived by her father, Henry Queen Sr. of Cherokee; her children, Kaila Cucumber, Jacob “Hunter” Rattler, and Kierstan Cucumber, all of Cherokee;...