Tonya Marie Smith – obituary

     Tonya Marie Smith, 40, of Cherokee passed away unexpectedly at Cherokee Indian Hospital on December 9, 2011.  Tonya was employed as a data entry clerk.  She was a resident of the Qualla Boundary and was a member of the Catholic faith.      She is survived by her...

Ethel Bradley Adams – obituary

     Ethel Bradley Adams, 83, of the Kirklands Creek Community went home to be with the Lord Thursday, December 8, 2011 at her residence. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Arie and Florence Lambert Bradley and wife of the late G.T. Adams, who...

Carol Myers Saunooke – obituary

      Carol Myers Saunooke, 61, of the Qualla Community went home to be with the Lord Thursday, December 8, 2011 at her residence. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Norton and Hilda Brown Myers. She was a graduate of Swain County High School...

Stevey Ross – obituary

      Stevey Ross, 28, of the Big Y Community, passed away Friday, December 2nd, 2011 at his residence. He was a native of Cherokee, and the son of Donald Ross of Maggie Valley and Marcelina Long of Cherokee. He was a member of Old Antioch Baptist Church.      In...

Whitney Erin Griffin – obituary

     MCROBERTS, Kent. – Whitney Erin Griffin, age 22, formerly of Clyde, North Carolina, passed away November 12, 2011, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.      She was born on September 4, 1989, at Sylva, North Carolina, and lived in...

Alice Edna Maney – obituary

     Alice Edna Maney Sequoyah of Cherokee, age 74, went home to be with our Lord on November 04, 2011 after a long illness.   Alice was in her home where she was given loving care by her husband of 54 years, James (Blue-Jay) Sequoyah.  She also received constant care...