OBITUARY: Joseph A. Garcia (Joe)

OBITUARY: Joseph A. Garcia (Joe)

Joseph A. Garcia (Joe), 70, of Ohkay Owingeh, N.M. passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the UNM Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M. He was the son of the late Peter Sr and Reycita Garcia. He was preceded in death by his son, Nate Garcia and two brothers,...
OBITUARY: Gertha Sneed Shipman

OBITUARY: Gertha Sneed Shipman

Gertha Sneed Shipman, 91, of East Flat Rock, N.C., passed into Heaven Monday, June 5, 2023. Mrs. Shipman was born March 13, 1932, on the Qualla Boundary, Cherokee, N.C. to the late Ernest and Leauna Sneed. She was married to the late Rev. James E. Shipman, Sr. on Jan....
OBITUARY: April Dawn Bird

OBITUARY: April Dawn Bird

April Dawn Bird, 44, of the Painttown Community in Cherokee, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 2, 2023 at her residence in Cherokee. April was the daughter of the late Emerson Bird and Debbie Burrell. She was a past employee of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino...
OBITUARY: Julius Francis “Sonny” Taylor

OBITUARY: Julius Francis “Sonny” Taylor

Julius Francis “Sonny” Taylor, 50, of the Big Cove community of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023. A native of Cherokee, he was the eldest son of Nellie Armachain Taylor. Sonny was a member of the 1988 and 1989 Maroon Devil State Championship Football Teams...
OBITUARY: Joseph A. Garcia (Joe)

OBIT – Shawn Michael Savage

Shawn Michael Savage was born May 1, 1977 at the Alice Hyde Hospital, located in Malone, N.Y. He and his family relocated to western North Carolina where he remained until his death on May 31, 2023. During his time in western North Carolina, he made many friends,...
OBITUARY: Joseph A. Garcia (Joe)

OBITUARY: Faye Ammons Moon

Faye Ammons Moon, 68, of Bryson City passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late John Paul and Emma Chekelelee Ammons and wife of the late Steve Moon. She attended Cold Springs Baptist Church, retired from the Swain...