Mark Robert Holt – obituary

  Mark Robert Holt, 58, of Cherokee, passed away Thursday evening, Dec. 31, 2015 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital Hospice Unit surrounded by his loving family and friends. Mark was born March 2, 1957 in Miami, Fla., but he lived most of his life in Cherokee.  He...

Louisa Wachacha Grindstaff – obituary

  Louisa Wachacha Grindstaff, 69, of the Little Snowbird Community of Graham County, passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born May 2, 1946 in Graham County to the late Henry Wachacha and Dinah Teesateskie...

Lloyd Kyle Johnson – obituary

  Lloyd Kyle Johnson, 23, of Robbinsville, passed away, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. He was a native of Graham County and the son of Tony and Kathy Garrett Johnson.  He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, James and Emma Jackson Garrett, and his paternal...

Nicey L. Rattler – obituary

  Nicey L. Rattler, 99, of the Birdtown community, went home to be with the Lord Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 in a Cherokee health care facility. A native of Graham County, she was the daughter of the late Sampson and Nancy Wachacha Ledford and wife of the late Ammons Rattler...

Yonnie W. Hill – obituary

  Yonnie W. Hill, 82, of the Big Cove community, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 in a Cherokee Hospital. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Rachel Tooni Watty and wife of the late Jesse Hill Sr. She was a member of...

Lana Jo Lambert – obituary

  Lana Jo Lambert, 40, of Waynesville, passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.  Lana was born in Sylva on June 17, 1975 to Joyce Buchanan Todd and Virgil Lambert.  She was an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Lana was a...