Charles Steven Queen – obituary

Charles Steven Queen, 54, of Cherokee passed away on Jan. 18, 2014 following an extended illness. Charles is the son of the late Bascom Queen and Martha Bird Queen. Charles retired from the Cherokee Postal Service and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corp....

Christine Motola – obituary

Christine Motola, 62, of Cherokee, passed away on Jan. 15, 2014. She retired from DuPont and then worked at Gary’s Service Center before moving to Cherokee where she worked for the Tribal Bingo. Christine is the daughter of the late Samual Cannon and Gloria...

Larry A. Bigwitch – obituary (revised 1/22/14)

Larry A. Bigwitch, 44, of Cherokee passed away on Jan. 16, 2014 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital following an unexpected illness. Larry is the son of Melinda Smoker Bigwitch and the late George W. Bigwitch. Larry is survived by his brothers, Danny Bigwitch, Johnny...

Steve “Frog” George – obituary

Steve “Frog” George, 67 of 9 Blue Wing Church Road, Cherokee, North Carolina went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Jan. 13.  Steve was a Tribal Council Representative for the Wolefetown Community and self-employed in paint and body and food service...

Mike (Mitchell) S. Crowe – obituary

Mike (Mitchell) S. Crowe, 72, of the Yellowhill community made his journey Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Katie Jessan of Cherokee and the late Richard Robin Welch. He was a man who did many things in his life and never met a stranger....