by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | OBITUARIES
Nancy Chiltoskie, youngest daughter of Watty and Tennie Chiltoskie, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Nancy grew up in the Big Y area before attending boarding schools in Georgia and Santa Fe, N.M. She graduated from Haskell Indian Junior College. In 1993, she...
by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | OBITUARIES
Fisherman, husband, son, father, grandfather, friend, U.S. Public Health Service Captain, and founder of “Raven Fork Rods” James Edwards Mills, 84, of Whittier, N.C., passed away peacefully on Monday, June 16, 2025 after a brief and sharp bout with cancer. Jim spent...
by admin | Jun 23, 2025 | OBITUARIES
Hoyt Lunsford, age 89, of Marble, left behind his physical body on Thursday, June 19, 2025. Hoyt was a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was a wordsmith, a musician, craftsman, educator and so much more. Throughout his life he encouraged and...
by admin | Jun 23, 2025 | OBITUARIES
Lucy Taylor Bigmeat, 94, of the Painttown Community in Cherokee, N.C., went home to Paradise on June 20, 2025, surrounded by her family members. Born to William Taylor and Cecelia Standingdeer, she lived there until she met the love of her life, Mark Welch Bigmeat,...
by admin | Jun 18, 2025 | OBITUARIES
Robert Cooper, 86, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away on Father’s Day, June 15, 2025, at his home while working in his yard. Born in March of 1939, Robert was the son of Arnold Cooper and Myrtle Keener Cooper of Cherokee, and was the youngest of nine siblings,...
by admin | Jun 18, 2025 | OBITUARIES
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Corliss Mikal Johnson, who departed this life on April 11, 2025, at the age of 29. Born on June 25, 1995, in Sylva, N.C., Corliss was a beloved son, father, brother, fiancé, and friend. He lived in Cherokee,...
