by admin | Jan 3, 2024 | OBITUARIES
SYLVA, N.C. – Julia Ardell Biddix, 88, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 at Cherokee Indian Hospital. Julia was a native of Swain County but had resided in Jackson County for most of her life and was a daughter of the late John William and Margaret Violet...
by admin | Jan 2, 2024 | OBITUARIES
Helen Sue Wahnetta Bottchenbaugh passed on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Helen was a proud respected Cherokee woman, who took great pride in being called Mom, Grandma, Lala, and Grandma Helen. Helen had four children, five generations of grandchildren. She lived in the Big...
by admin | Jan 2, 2024 | OBITUARIES
Rafael Cruz Ramirez, 37, of Cherokee, passed away at Duke University Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, after an extended illness. The only son of Debra Smith and Rafael Ramirez, “Cruz”, “Raf”, or “Ralphie” as he was known leaves behind his father, his cousins...
by admin | Dec 29, 2023 | OBITUARIES
Katie Rebecca Hensley, 53, a native of Cherokee, passed unexpectedly at her residence on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. She was Born Sept. 9, 1970 to the late Mable Littlejohn. She worked at the Cherokees for years and then later continued working in the hospitality...
by admin | Dec 28, 2023 | OBITUARIES
Stella Kansas Watson, 70, of Cullowhee, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. She was born on September 27, 1943 to the late John Robert and Mary Lee Hooper Watson. Stella was a caregiver. Stella is survived by three brothers, Thomas N. Watson of Cullowhee, Robert T....
by admin | Dec 28, 2023 | OBITUARIES
BRYSON CITY, N.C. – Shirley Jane DeHart Summey, 70, passed away on Tuesday, Dec, 26, 2023 at CarePartners Solace Center. Shirley was a native of Buncombe County and a daughter of the late Wade and Alice Lillard DeHart. In addition to her parents, she was...
