Randy Oocumma – obituary

Randy Oocumma, 31, passed away unexpectedly at his residence of  1420 Wolftown Rd. Cherokee, on Jan. 9,2013. Randy is the son of Jesse Winstead and Mary Oocumma of Cherokee. Randy worked in the Woodland maintenance division of the Forestry division of the BIA and most...

Kenneth Ray Adams – obituary

Kenneth Ray Adams, 75, of Sylva, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Parker and Elsie Jones Adams.  A Veteran of the US Marine Corps, he also served in the National Guard. He was an avid antique dealer and...

John Daniel Smith – obituary

SAPULPA, Okla. – John Daniel Smith, Sr., 56, formerly of Cherokee passed away Friday, Jan.  11, 2013 in Sapulpa, Okla. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of James (Buck) Smith of Cherokee and the late Elsie Hornbuckle Smith. Daniel had lived in Oklahoma for...

Randolph Scott Pheasant – obituary (updated)

Randolph Scott Pheasant, 59, of Cherokee passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 8, 2013 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital.  He was known to his family and friends as Scott. Scott was the son of the late Driver Pheasant and Emily “Nettie” Swayney Pheasant of...

Harvey Boyd Chekelelee – obituary (updated)

Harvey Boyd Chekelelee, 48, of Sylva went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 in a Swain County hospital surrounded by all his loved ones. A native of Graham County, he was the son of the late Boyd and Edna Wachacha Chekelelee. He was a member of Zion Hill...

Vicky Jumper Fox – obituary

Vicky Jumper Fox, 48, of Cherokee passed away on Dec. 30, 2012 at WakeMedicalCenter in Raleigh following an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her father, Azure Adolf Jumper. Surviving are her mother, Mildred Bryson; children, Justin Ray Jumper,...