Charles “Inky” Crowe – obituary

  Charles “Inky” Crowe, 71, of Morganton, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at the Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center.  Born in Swain County on Dec. 12, 1943, he was the son of the late Betty Crowe George.  Inky was an active member of the Deaf Mission at...

Phillip H. Smith – obituary

  Phillip H. Smith, 86, of Cherokee, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2015 at Mission Hospital. Phillip is the son of the late Noah Smith and Stella Sneed. Phillip retired from the education industry as a teacher and coach and had formerly served as a Assistant...

Michael Allen Bryson – obituary

  Michael Allen Bryson, 58, passed away on June 30, 2015 at Mission Hospital.  Originally from South Carolina, Michael and his family have made Cherokee their home for the past several years. Michael is the son of the late Clyde Bryson and Ruth Lee. Michael is...

Edward Francis Jackson (Frank) – obituary

    Edward Francis Jackson (Frank), 88, of the Wolftown community, passed away unexpectedly June 30 at Mission/St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was the son of the late Margie Arneach and Edward and Ella L. Jackson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in...

Timothy James Ward – obituary

  Timothy James Ward, 48, of Franklin,passed away Monday, June 29, 2015.  Born in Swain County, he was the son of Mary Jane Kilby Ward and the late Jack Perry Ward. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Ward. Tim owned and...

Henry Queen Littlejohn

    Henry Queen Littlejohn, 48, of Cherokee, passed away on June 28, 2015 at the Cherokee Hospital following an extended illness.  Henry is the son of Henry Queen and the late Stacy Sequoyah and the adopted son of the late Boyd and Kina Littlejohn. Henry is...