Joshua Adam (Parker) Oocumma – obituary

Joshua Adam (Parker) Oocumma, 25, of Rutherfordton, passed away unexpectedly on May 1, 2014 in Union Mills.  Known to his friends and family as Adam, he had been residing in Haywood County shortly before a move to Rutherford County. Adam is the son of Curtis Parker of...

George Vernon Sneed Sr. – obituary

George Vernon Sneed Sr., 72, of the Painttown Community, passed away on May 1, 2014 at Mission Hospital. George is the son of the late Vernon George Sneed and Sally Otter Jackson. George retired after 33 years as a telephone repairman and was involved in community...

David (Davey) Owle Jr. – obituary

David (Davey) Owle, Jr., 47, of Cherokee passed away on April 21, 2014. David is the son of David Owle, Sr. and Jane Stamper Owle.   David is preceded in death by one sister, Dana Lee Owle; grandparents, Edd and Arizona Bradley Owle, Robert and Roxie Standingdeer...

Fenton Stuart “Stu” Flying – obituary

Fenton Stuart “Stu” Flying, 42, of Cherokee, passed away on April 23, 2014 at the Mission Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville following a brief illness. Stu was also known as Ho’neoxhaaespse (Brave Wolf) among his Northern Cheyenne family and...

Jayda Elizabeth Dugan Toineeta – obituary

Jayda Elizabeth Dugan Toineeta, 12, of Cherokee went home to be with the Lord on April 21, 2014 at Mission Hospital following a 12-year battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Jayda is the daughter of Joel Toineeta and Jennifer Toineeta. Jayda is preceded in death paternal...

John Franklin Cucumber – obituary

John Franklin Cucumber, 77, of Cherokee passed away on Friday, April 18, 2014. John is the son of the late James Cucumber and Lizze Reed Cucumber. John is survived by brothers, Everett Cucumber of Beckley,Va., Dave Cucumber, Calvin Cucumber, Lawrence Cucumber and...