William “Bill” Owle – obituary

     William “Bill” Owle, 76, of 133 Tsali Manor St., Cherokee, passed away at Mountain Trace Nursing Center in Webster after an extended illness on Sept. 12, 2011.       He was the son of the late Joseph C. Owle and Lillian Stanley Bradley of Cherokee.  Bill was a...

James Michael (Jim) Taylor – obituary

     James Michael (Jim) Taylor, 61, of Cherokee passed away September 5, 2011 at Elizabeth House Hospice in Hendersonville following an extended illness.  He was a resident of the Birdtown Community and had been residing part time with his daughter in Brevard, NC....

Isabella “Izzie” Reed – obituary

     Isabella “Izzie” Reed, age 5, of Murphy, NC passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2011 in Charlotte, NC.      She was born in Buncombe County, NC. Izzie loved her brothers, going to church and Vacation Bible School. She enjoyed singing and listening to music.      She...

Tom Bradley – obituary

     Tom Bradley, 22, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 at his home. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Hugh Edward Bradley and Irene Arch Bradley of Cherokee. He was preceded in death by three Uncles, James...

Nellie Driver – obituary

     Nellie Driver, 79, of Cherokee passed away at Cherokee Indian Hospital following a brief illness.  She was a member of Waterfall Baptist Church.      She was preceded in death by her parents, Jonah and Lucinda Wolfe Thompson; her foster parents, Alice and Jackson...

Ben Edward Marmon – obituary

     Ben Edward Marmon, 76, of Cherokee passed away on August 23, 2011 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Ben was a veteran of the US Army, having served as a paratrooper, and was the Sergeant on the flight that brought Elvis Presley back to the US from Germany....