Mary Marie Bridges – obituary

  Mary Marie Bridges passed away Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 at the age of 85. She was born Feb. 10, 1930 in Cherokee to John David and Ollie (Sutton) Smith. Mary was very proud of her Cherokee heritage. Mary married George LeRoy Bridges in 1953 in North Carolina. She...

Jaime Vidal Lespier – obituary

  Jaime Vidal Lespier, a beloved child of God, passed away in the early morning hours on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. He was just 61 years old. He was born on Sept. 26, 1953 in New Orleans, La.  He was baptized in the North Sea in July 1968 into The Church of Jesus...

Iva George Wright – obituary

  Iva Lee George Wright, 75, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, Sept. 14, 2015.  A native and lifelong resident of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Sally Mae Seay George. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a...

Lizzie Tushka King – obituary

  Lizzie Tushka King, 92, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 at Tsali Care Center. A native of Broken Bow, Okla. and longtime resident of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Lena Tushka. In addition to her mother she was...

James “Jim Ed” Edward Maney – obituary

  James “Jim Ed” Edward Maney, 74, passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2015.  He was  born May 2, 1941 in Cherokee to the late Jake Edward Maney and Emma Powell Maney. James was a truck driver and a member of Wright’s Creek Baptist Church. He is...

Grace Toineeta Yoder – obituary

  On Aug. 22, 2015 Grace T. Yoder left us to be with her savior, Jesus Christ and to join her husband, Rod Yoder, who departed this life on June 5, 2015. Grace’s life was one of faithful love and unselfish service to others; married to the one love of her...