Reverend William Ewell “Bill” Payne

    PICKENS, SC – Reverend William Ewell “Bill” Payne, 87, husband of the late Dorothy Dixon Payne, passed away from this life Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Magnolias of Easley, SC. Reverend Payne was born Nettleton, Mich., a son of the late Reverend...

Larry Edward McMillan – obituary

    Larry Edward McMillan, 62, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 16, 2015 in a Charlotte Health Care Facility. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Clifford and Mary Brady McMillan. He attended the Bryson City Church...

Wilson Junior Thompson  

  Wilson Junior Thompson, 77, of Cherokee, passed away on March 11, 2015 at Mission Hospital following an extended illness. Wilson is the son of the late Wilson Thompson Sr. and Martha Owle Thompson. Wilson is survived by his wife, Anita S. Thompson; children,...

Clara Jean Bradley Huskey

  Clara Jean Bradley Huskey “Sis”, 77, of Cherokee, passed away on March 11, 2015 at Mission Hospital following a brief illness. Clara is the daughter of the late Nick Bradley Sr. and Edith Hart Bradley. Clara was a member of Cherokee Macedonia Baptist Church and...

Omer “Buck” Buchanan Sr. – obituary

    Omer “Buck” Buchanan Sr., of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly at the Cherokee Indian Hospital on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Known to his friends and family as Buck, Omer was the son of the late Robert Buchanan and Bertha (Smith) Watty of...

John Wesley Swayney – obituary

  John Wesley Swayney, 74, of the Big Cove Community, passed away Tuesday March 10, 2015, in a Jackson County Hospital. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Jesse Lorenzo and Lucy Sequoyah Swayney. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran having served from 1957-1960. John...