Mary Elizabeth Murphy – obituary

Mary Elizabeth Murphy, 82, of Cherokee passed away on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital following an extended illness. Mary is the daughter of the late Fred Roberts and Alice Norvell Roberts. Surviving are children, Carl Murphy, Bill Owl, John...

Frances Lorraine Littlejohn Smith – obituary

Frances Lorraine Littlejohn Smith, of Cherokee, passed away on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital following an extended illness. Frances is the daughter of the late Isaac Mitchell Littlejohn and Mildred Ruth Sneed Littlejohn. Along with France’s...

Bill Ledford – obituary

Bill Ledford, 82, of Cherokee, and former Tribal leader of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, passed away on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 in Chapel Hill. He is survived by his wife April Ledford, of Chapel Hill; four sons, William of Albequerque, NM, Gary, Ethan, and...

Betty Lossiah – obituary

Betty Lossiah, 77, of the Big Y Community went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at her residence. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Will and Mary Maney Hornbuckle and wife of the late Bill Candy Lossiah. She was preceded in death...

Woodie Rochelle Cooper McCoy – obituary

Woodie Rochelle Cooper McCoy, 75, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 after a long battle with cancer.  Woodie was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Georgia Patterson Cooper of the Gateway area of Cherokee.  She was preceded in death by a sister, Doris Cochran and...