Dempsey Jumper Sr. – obituary

Dempsey Jumper, Sr., 70, of the Snowbird community passed away on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 following an extended illness at the Cherokee Indian Hospital.  Dempsey is the son of the late Ute Jumper and Dinah Teesateskie Wachacha. Dempsey is also preceded in death by his...

Lawanda Davis Jackson – obituary

Lawanda Davis Jackson, 73, of Cherokee passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 at Mission Hospital. Lawanda was a resident of the Big Cove community and is the daughter of the late George Davis and Katie Ross Davis. Lawanda is also preceded in death by her...

Rose Mae Taylor Salazar – obituary

Rose Mae Taylor Salazar, 56, of Cherokee, went to be with the Lord on Oct. 1, 2013 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital following an extended illness. Rose was the daughter of the late John B. Taylor and Mary Maxine (Bigwitch) Taylor. She was a home maker and the loving...

Felicia Lucille (Belle) Smith – obituary

Felicia Lucille ( Belle) Smith, 21, of the Yellow Hill Community, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, October 3, 2013 in Buncombe County Hospital. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of Norma Smith, of Robbinsville, and the late James Edward Smith. She was...

Sam Howard – obituary

Sam Howard, 65, of Old Fort, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at The McDowell Hospital.  A native of McDowell County, Sam was born April 12, 1948 and was a son of the late William Pink Howard and Maggie Lockman Howard.  A loving husband and father,...

Barbara Ann Ammons – obituary

Barbara Ann Ammons, 68, of Shoal Creek died after a long illness on Saturday, Sept. 28. She was the daughter of the late John and Erma Chickilelie Ammons. She is survived by two daughters, Keterri Bradley of Whittier and Tammy Cagle of Cherokee; five grandchildren,...