Abe Cope, Jr. – obituary

Abe Cope, Jr., 68, of Cherokee and formally of Waynesville, passed away at Memorial Mission Hospital on Dec. 29, 2012 following a extended illness. Abe was the son of the late Abe Cope, Sr. and Dorothy Myrtle Brock Cope of Haywood County, NC.  He was a veteran of the...

Flora Mae Smith – obituary

Flora Mae Smith, 71, of the Painttown community went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 in a Swain County Health care facility. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Stella Wilnoty Kanott and wife of the late Ralph Smith....

Darrell (Dragon) Taylor – obituary

Darrell (Dragon) Taylor, 36, of the Yellowhill Community went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in a Buncombe County hospital. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of David Taylor, Sr. of Cherokee and Mary Lou Feather of Cherokee. He was preceded in...

Derwin Michael Appleton – obituary

Derwin Michael Appleton, 42, of Cherokee passed away at home on Dec. 17, 2012. He was a veteran of the Persian Gulf War and was a truck driver. He was preceded in death by his father, Johnny Appleton. He is survived by his mother, LaVonda Gregory; his daughter,...

Edward Louis “Ed” Grady – obituary

COLUMBIA, SC – Edward Louis “Ed” Grady, 89, of Columbia, S.C., died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at Palmetto Richland Hospital. Born in Kinston, N. C., he was a son of the late Eddie Jones Grady and Maude Clara (Hodges) Grady. After graduation from Grainger High...

Guy John Taylor – obituary

Guy John Taylor, 55, of 50 Beside the River Rd., Whittier, NC passed away on Dec. 7, 2012 after a extended battle with cancer. He was the son of the late George Taylor and Nannie Welch Taylor and was the life partner of more than 20 years to Patricia Sherrill of...