by Anthony Brown | Mar 12, 2015 | OBITUARIES
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...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 10, 2015 | OBITUARIES
Jesse James Taylor 89, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Mission Hospital. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late John and Nora Squirrel Taylor. Jesse was preceded in death by a son, Guy John Taylor; two sisters, Margaret and...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 7, 2015 | OBITUARIES
Crystal Monique Brady, 32, of Sevierville, Tenn. and a member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, passed away on March 1, 2015. Crystal is the daughter of Ralph Edward Brady (wife Tracy) and Peggy Henley Hutchins (husband Clint) of Yadkinville....
by Anthony Brown | Mar 6, 2015 | OBITUARIES
Osley Bird Saunooke Jr. 71, died March 2, 2015 with his loving bride of 50 years sitting by his side. Osley, affectionately known by his friends as “Butch”, was born in Jacksonville, Fla. on April 6, 1943. He was the son of the Chief of the...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 4, 2015 | OBITUARIES
Jerome Watty, 66, of the Big Cove Community passed away unexpectedly on March 3, 2015 while at the Mission Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville. Jerome was the son of the late Jessan Watty and Wallie (Pheasant) Watty of Cherokee. He was the husband to his...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 4, 2015 | OBITUARIES
Brenda Lee (Swayney) Sluder, 52, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on March 2, 2015 following a brief stay at the Mission Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville. Her loving family was by her side. Brenda was the daughter to the late David...
