Mary Ann Widenhouse – obituary

Mary Ann Widenhouse, 80, a native of Cherokee died peacefully at her home on April 5, 2014. The daughter of Wayne and Nell Tahquette, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Frank and Howard. She is survived by her sister, Peggy. She leaves to cherish her memory...

Mamie Lois (Rogers) Gwaltney Parrish – obituary

Mamie Lois (Rogers) Gwaltney Parrish, 87, of the Cherokee community, passed away unexpectedly at the Mission Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville on Monday, March 31, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Oscar Rogers and Edna (Warren) Rogers of the Vengeance...

Emaline Bird Kalonaheskie – obituary

Emaline Bird Kalonaheskie, 60, of Cherokee passed away on March 27, 2014 surrounded by family at the Cherokee Indian Hospital following an extended illness. Emaline is the daughter of the late William Bird and Leona Jumper. Emaline retired from Cherokee Central...

Shon Davis George – obituary

Shon Davis George, 59, of Cherokee passed away on March 21, 2014 at Mission Hospital following a brief illness. Shon is the son of the late Joseph George and Edith Crowe George. Shon is preceded in death by a sister, Mary Hornbuckle; brother, Simon George and grandson...

Emily Wolfe Smith – obituary

Emily Wolfe Smith, 70, of the Big Cove Community passed away on March 16, 2014 at Mission Hospital following a brief illness.  Emily is the daughter of the late William Wallace Wolfe and Mary Ann Tooni Wolfe. Emily is preceded in death by her husband, Levi Smith; two...

Tribe’s oldest member passes away

Carrie Sneed Robinson, 105, of Cherokee passed away peacefully on March 6, 2014 at the Tsali Care Center.  The eldest of 10 children, Carrie was born on July 18, 1908 to Cam and Minda Bradley Sneed. Carrie retired as a Dietician at the Cherokee Indian Hospital, before...