Jeremiah “Jerry” Jumper – obituary

ROBBINSVILLE – Jerry Jumper passed away early on the morning of April 3, 2013 after an extended illness, he was 69 years old. Jerry was a lifelong resident of Graham County in the Cheoah Township. Jerry was the son of the late Bessie Smoker Jumper and Henry W....

Lillian Ferguson Enloe – obituary

Lillian Ferguson Enloe, 91, of Whittier, passed away Monday April 8, 2013. A native and lifelong resident of the Qualla Community in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late H. Glenn and Charlotte Howell Ferguson. Her favorite pastimes were reading the Bible,...

Sarah Jane Reed Smythe – obituary

Sarah Jane Reed Smythe’s nearly a century of living, ended in her sleep March 27. Sarah was raised mainly by her grandparents, who died when she was quite young, was placed in the Cherokee Boarding School, speaking only Cherokee, continuing her education at...

Melitia Sneed – obtiuary

Melitia Sneed, age 95, of the Qualla Community passed away Friday morning, April 5, 2013.   A native and lifelong resident of Cherokee, Melitia was born January 1, 1918 to the late William and the late Minnie Bradley Saunooke. She was a successful business owner in...

Donna Roberta Walkingstick – obituary

Donna Roberta Walkingstick, 60, of Cherokee, passed away at the Tsali Care Center following an extended illness on April 01, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Guy George, Sr. and Sally Tramper George and the wife to Daniel Walkingstick, Sr. for more than forty...

Suzanne Abraham Shields – obituary

Suzanne Abraham Shields, 77 of San Antonio, Texas passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her mother, Sally Thelma Greybeard Abraham and her father, Thomas Howard Abraham; maternal grandparents Zeke Greybeard and...