Elisha Ray Taylor – obituary

  Elisha Ray Taylor, 57, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. He was born Dec. 21, 1958 in Cherokee to the late John B. Taylor and Mary Bigwitch Taylor. Elisha was a great son, grandfather, brother, loving father, and...

John Henry “Birdeye” Burgess – obituary

  John Henry “Birdeye” Burgess, 33, of Cherokee, passed away Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. He was born April 14, 1982 in Asheville to Charles E. Burgess and Kathy “Rock” Kanott Burgess.  John liked the outdoors hunting and fishing.  He also liked...

Rachel Ann Lambert Hornbuckle – obituary

  Rachel Ann Lambert Hornbuckle, 74, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2016.  A lifelong resident of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Louise Gay Goforth Lambert and Joseph Gaston Lambert Sr. Rachel was a loving mother and...

Sibbald Michael “Mike” Smith

  Sibbald Michael “Mike” Smith, 61, of Greenville, SC, passed away Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Vickie Richardson of the home in Greenville; his mother, Mary Catherine Smith of Cherokee; his sister and brother, Cathy Smith Burns...

Edward Hardy Ward – obituary

  Edward Hardy Ward, 95, of Whittier, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 at Skyland Care Center. A lifelong resident of Jackson County, Ward was born June 27, 1920. He is the son of the late John Hardy and the late Elizabeth (Oxyner) Ward. In addition to his parents, he...

Isabella Unique Jacobs – obituary

  Isabella Unique Jacobs, 5-month-old daughter of Colby Jacobs and Brooke Smith, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. In addition to her parents, Isabella is survived by her grandparents, Cynthia Grant, Kenny Watty, Kathy Maney, Buford Smith Jr., and Johnny...