Harry Corpening Martin – obituary

    The Cherokee Supreme Court is saddened to report that the Honorable Harry Corpening Martin, first Chief Justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court, and a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, died on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at age 95. ...

Katherine Blythe Sanders – obituary

    Katherine Blythe Sanders, 97, of Cherokee, NC, Jesup, Ga. and Shellman Bluff, Ga. died Thursday, April 30, 2015 after a brief illness. The Cherokee, NC native was a member of Cherokee Baptist Church and also attended the Cherokee Methodist Church.  She...

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...