John Daniel Murphy – obituary

  John Daniel Murphy, 63, of Cherokee, passed away on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. John is the son of the late Lawrence Alvin Murphy and Mary Elizabeth (Roberts) Murphy and was a carpenter by trade.  However, his family made note that he...

Wade Hoyle – obituaries

  Wade Hoyle, 70, of Bryson City went home to be with the Lord Sunday, July 26, 2015 in a Buncombe County hospital. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Luther and Mary Williamson Hoyle. He was preceded in death by four siblings, Lucille...

Pauline Lucinda Knight (Cindy Huskey) – obituary

  Pauline Lucinda Knight (Cindy Huskey), 57, died Monday July 20, 2015 in Memorial Hospital of Gulfport, Miss.  She was born Aug. 10, 1958 in Cherokee to the late Roy Benjamin Dowdle and Elsie Jenny Arch Dowdle. She loved to travel and was a very happy person. In...

Samuel Ross Owle – obituary

  Samuel Ross Owle, 71, of Kingston, Tenn., passed away Saturday July 11, 2015.  He was born Sept. 17, 1943 in Cherokee to the late Samuel Owle and Minnie Ross Owle. He had made his home in Kingston, Tenn. in Roane County for the past several years. He is...

Richard Joseph Meuse – obituary

  Richard Joseph Meuse, 53, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015.  He was born Oct. 11, 1961 in Cohoes, New York to the late Oliver J. Meuse and Lorraine LaFond Meuse of Troy, New York. Richard was of the Catholic faith. Surviving in addition to his...

Wilena Olivia Cox – obituary

  Wilena Olivia Cox, 61, of Rutherfordton and born of Cherokee, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Rutherford Regional Hospital following a short illness. She had been living and enjoying life among friends she made at the Sunny Side Retirement home in...