by Anthony Brown | Nov 5, 2012 | OBITUARIES
Francis Terry Welch, 72, of Cherokee passed away at his home on Nov. 3, 2012. He was a resident of the Birdtown Community and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jonah Welch and Olive McCoy; son-in-law Anton...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 31, 2012 | OBITUARIES
Shane Ledford, 25, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 in a Buncombe County Hospital. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of James (Chip) Ledford and Brenda Wildcatt of Cherokee. He graduated from Cherokee High School in 2006 where he enjoyed wrestling and...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 29, 2012 | OBITUARIES
BRYSON CITY – Tommy Lynn Burch, Jr., 57, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. A native of Tennessee, Tommy spent over 30 years of his life in Graham and Swain Counties. He was the son of Laverne Mitchell Burch Crawford of Bryson...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 24, 2012 | OBITUARIES
John Alan Smith, 46, of the Buchners Branch Community went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 at his residence. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Lucetta French of Cherokee and the late John Lloyd Smith who died in May of 2012. He was a U.S....
by Anthony Brown | Oct 22, 2012 | Front Page, OBITUARIES
Former Qualla Arts & Crafts manager passes away Betty Craig DuPree, 83, a resident of Cherokee, died on Thursday night, Oct. 18 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital of a brief illness. An EBCI tribal member, she was the daughter of the late Don and Bertha Craig. She...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 9, 2012 | OBITUARIES
Sherry Jean Bernhisel Hornbuckle, 48, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, Oct. 7. She was born in Omaha, Neb., the daughter of the late Edward and Jean Wahnetah Berhisel. She was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother. She was of the Baptist faith. She is...
