OBITUARY: Katherine Elizabeth Smith (Kat)

OBITUARY: Katherine Elizabeth Smith (Kat)

Katherine Elizabeth Smith (Kat), age 84, born on Jan. 8,1939, went to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, July 29, 2023. Katherine was the daughter of the late Russell and Elizabeth “Lizzie” French Smith. Katherine lived in the Painttown Community....
OBITUARY: Craigan STAN Wildcat

OBITUARY: Craigan STAN Wildcat

Craigan STAN Wildcat, 42, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Thursday July 27, 2023. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Quincey Wildcat and Jessie Wildcat both of Cherokee. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Andy Sherrill, Annie Bird Sherrill,...
OBITUARY: Emil Bryan Beck

OBITUARY: Emil Bryan Beck

Nov. 10, 1962 to July 5, 2023 Emil Bryan Beck was born in Owosso, Mich. His family moved to Roscommon, Mich. while he was in elementary school and then to Cherokee, N.C. in 1976 to help run his maternal grandparents’ Piney Grove Campground in the Smoky Mountains. He...
OBITUARY: Mary Ann Fortenberry

OBITUARY: Mary Ann Fortenberry

Mary Ann Fortenberry, age 56, of the Little Snowbird Community of Graham County, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2023 at her home. She was born on Jan. 24, 1967 at Cherokee Indian Hospital to the late Joseph N. Jumper and Louisa Wachacha Grindstaff. She is survived by...
OBITUARY: Justin Lee Wildcat

OBITUARY: Justin Lee Wildcat

Justin Lee Wildcat, age 35, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Monday, July 24, 2023. He is the son of Vera Wildcat and the late John Wayne Wildcat. Also surviving are his children, Lucas, Avianna, Kaydence, and Kensi Wildcat; brother, Lamar “Sty” Wildcat;...
OBITUARY: Camden Nathaniel-Lee Ford

OBITUARY: Camden Nathaniel-Lee Ford

Sunday, July 16, 2023 will forever be a day that our hearts will be forever broken. On this day, our sweet baby boy Camden Nathaniel-Lee Ford went to be with our Lord and Savior. Camden was born Oct. 16, 2020.  He was a sweet, loving, and mischievous 2-year-old. He...