Willis Albert (Jim) Queen – obituary

  Willis Albert (Jim) Queen, 78, of Cherokee, passed away Monday April 27, 2015 after a period of declining health. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Willis Albert (Pete) Queen and Ethel Bigmeat. He was a retired mechanic and a member of Bethebara...

Matthew Nicholas Drake Starlin – obituary

  Matthew Nicholas Drake Starlin, 24, of the Birdtown Community, passed away unexpectedly following an auto collision on April 21, 2015 and was pronounced at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn. Matthew was the son of father Rodney...

Allene Ledford Watty – obituary

  Allene Ledford Watty, 71, of the Big Cove Community, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Mission Hospital in Asheville with her loving family by her side. Allene was the daughter of the late Mason Ledford and Lillian (Teesateskie) Leford of the Snowbird...

Patrick Bradley (Brad) Allison – obituary

    Patrick Bradley (Brad) Allison, 42, of the Wolftown Community, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 near Whittier following an auto collision. Brad is the son of Jim and Tad Allison and mother Jackie Smith. He was a heavy equipment operator for the...

Carrie Sue Cagle Wood – obituary

CULLOWHEE – Sue Wood, 76, of Cullowhee, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 after a brief illness. Born June 17, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Frank Cagle and Ruby Green Cagle. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Western Carolina...

Catherine Irene (Oocumma) Gentry

Catherine Irene (Oocumma) Gentry, 66, of the Wolftown Rd. passed away in her home following a extended illness on April 9, 2015 with her loving family at her side. Catherine, known to her family and friends as Cat, was the daughter of the late Andy Oocumma and Susie...