Samuel Brady Jr. – obituary

  Samuel Brady Jr., 82, of Whittier, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 at his residence following a brief illness. Samuel was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Bethabara Baptist Church.  He retired from the DOT. He is survived by his wife, Laury Kay Brady;...

Jack Saunooke – obituary

    Jack Saunooke, 80, of Whittier, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday evening Jan. 4, 2018. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Cowney Saunooke and Geneva Toineeta Welch. Jack was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in...

Joseph Melvin Driver “Junebug”

  Joseph Melvin Driver “Junebug”, 41, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017. He is survived by two sons, Melvin Anthony Driver and Joshua Henry Dale Driver; one step-son Allen Theodore Ledford Jr.; one sister, Josephine “Jo Jo” Teesateskie; one nephew,...

Rory Gunther – obituary

  After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Rory Gunther left this world and went into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 while at Harris Regional Hospital’s Hospice Care program. Gunther was born in...

Roberta Ann Davis – obituary

  Roberta Ann Davis, 54, of the Big Cove Community in Cherokee, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 at Mission Hospital in Asheville following a brief illness. She is survived by her significant other, Maury Lossiah; her children, Samuel Welch (Sheyane), Robert...

James (Jim) Clifford Smith – obituary

  James (Jim) Clifford Smith, 69, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Victor Clifford Smith and Jeannette McCoy Smith. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Patricia...