by Anthony Brown | Jan 21, 2016 | OBITUARIES
Reverend James Harvey Gass, of Whittier, born Sept. 10, 1927 to Taylor and Hazel Gass, took God’s hand on Jan. 19, 2016 and crossed over to the Promised Land. He is walking the Streets of Gold with wife Dorothy and son Joel Gass now. Harvey was also...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 19, 2016 | OBITUARIES
Thomas Lee George, 72, of Whittier, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016 at St. Josephs Campus Mission of Asheville. Thomas was born Nov. 23, 1943 in Swain County. He is the son of the late Tom and the late Ida (Seay) George. In addition to his parents, he was...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 11, 2016 | OBITUARIES
Eugene Thompson, 81, of the Painttown Community, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 at his residence. A native of Swain County and longtime resident of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Wilson and Martha Owl Thompson. In addition to his...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 11, 2016 | OBITUARIES
James Arnold Cooper, 86, of Cherokee, died Jan. 6, 2016. He was born to Arnold and Myrtle Cooper on May 31, 1929—their first son and fifth of nine children. An enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Swain County native, he was educated in...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 8, 2016 | OBITUARIES
ARNAUDVILLE, La. – Norman Lindsay, 59, passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2015 in Breaux Bridge, La. Lindsay was a native of Lafayette and a resident of Arnaudville for the past eight years. He was employed with Sampson Wire Rope. Lindsay was a veteran of the...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 4, 2016 | OBITUARIES
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...
