Bobby Joe Lanning – obituary

  Bobby Joe Lanning, 65, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 at his home. Bobby was born in Haywood County on July 28, 1950 to the late Walter Lanning and Edith Warlick Lanning.  He was a veteran of the United States Army during Vietnam.  Bobby was...

Peanut Edwin French – obituary

  Peanut Edwin French, 64, of the Big Cove community went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 19, 2016. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Roy and Mary Swayney French. He was a member of the Sequoyah Sovereign Grace Church and a U.S. Navy Veteran.  ...

Sharon (Nanny) Ivey – obituary

  Sharon (Nanny) Ivey, 65, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, March 15, 2016. A native of Lake County, Fla. and eight-year resident of Bryson City, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Pauline Osterhout. Sharon is survived by one...

Nancy (Jim) Juanita Smith Taylor – obituary

  Nancy (Jim) Juanita Smith Taylor, 65, of Cherokee, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Mission Hospital in Asheville following an extended illness. She was born Feb. 6, 1951 in Cherokee.  Nancy was a school board member for the Birdtown Community for eight...

Joy Ann Craig – obituary

  Joy Ann Craig, 87, of Whittier, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016.  Joy was born on September 6, 1929 in Knox County, TN to the late Joseph Orlando Pitner and Iva Grace Frazier Pitner. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, G....

Pearle Sherrill Reagan – obituary

  Pearle Sherrill Reagan entered the pearly gates of Heaven on March 11, 2016 after a brief hospital stay at the age of 92. She was the daughter of the late Burke and Dora Queen Sherrill. Pearle was born and lived in the Qualla Community most of her life. She was...