Rose Ann Driver – obituary

Rose Ann Driver, 35, of Cherokee passed away unexpectedly at the University of Tennessee Medical Center on Jan. 1, 2013.  She was a basket maker, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and a member of Goose CreekBaptistChurch. She was preceded in death by...

Jerome Wachacha – obituary

Jerome Wachacha, 64, of the Snowbird Community, died Jan. 2 at his residence in Robbinsville. A native of Graham County, he was the son of the late John Wayne and Martha Welch Wachacha. He was a heavy equipment operator for several years before his injury. He was...

Carolyn Winifred Webb Crowl – obituary

Carolyn Winifred Webb Crowl, age 90, died Dec. 25, 2012.  A Christmas angel has earned her wings. Winnie was born on Oct. 25, 1922 at Hazel Creek in Proctor, NC to the late Fannie Cooper Whitaker and Clark Harrington Webb.   An EBCI tribal member, she was raised in...

David “Stormin” Norman Hardin

David “Stormin” Norman Hardin, 67, died at his home after an extended battle with cancer. He was the owner of the Soco Valley Motel and Loco Kwik Stop. A biker since 1964, he believed in the open road and living a simple life. He was born March 29, 1945 to the late...

Robert Donald Craig – obituary

Robert Donald Craig, 73, of Cherokee, passed away at his home of 544 Hyatt Cove Rd. on December 22, 2012 following an extended illness. Robert was the son of the late Robert Donley Craig and Bertha Bradley Craig of Cherokee.  He was a veteran of the United States Army...

Christine Ella Arch Montano – obituary

Christine Ella Arch Montano, 51, of the Wolftown Community in Cherokee, passed away on December 29, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. Christine was the daughter to the late William “Bud” Arch and Margie Stark Arch of Cherokee, NC and the...