by Anthony Brown | May 20, 2013 | OBITUARIES
David “Skin” Long , 66, of Cherokee passed away on May 16, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. “Skin” was a member of the Sequoyah Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and served in the Vietnam War....
by Anthony Brown | May 20, 2013 | OBITUARIES
Jim Noe, 70, passed away on May 16, 2013 at Mission Hospital following a brief illness. Originally from Buffalo, NY, Jim had lived in Cherokee for many years and was employed at KOA. Jim is survived by his wife Karen Noe and his daughter Sarah Noe of Buffalo, NY. He...
by Anthony Brown | May 13, 2013 | OBITUARIES
Katie Smith, 4 months, passed away unexpectedly on May 10, 2013 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital ER. Katie is the infant daughter of Tina Smith and James Hunt Jr. of Cherokee. She is survived by her brother, Keith Allen Smith and sister Nessa Mae Smith of the home;...
by Anthony Brown | May 13, 2013 | OBITUARIES
James Marcus George, 64, passed away on May 10, 2013 at Med West Haywood in Clyde following a brief illness. James was a resident of the Wolftown Community in Cherokee. He is the son of the late Sam George Sr. and Ollie Reed George. On May 6, 2013, at 7:49 pm, he...
by Anthony Brown | May 8, 2013 | OBITUARIES
David Lee “Kid Rock” Blackburn, II., 41, of Cherokee, and formerly of Asheboro, peacfully went home to Heaven on May 6, 2013 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. His loved ones were by his side. He was the son of father Mr. David Lee Blackburn,...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 30, 2013 | OBITUARIES
Shawn David Calhoun Sr., 47 of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 in a Jackson County Hospital. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Smathers and Savannah Driver Calhoun. He also was preceded in death by a child Shawn David Calhoun, Jr., and...
