Jonas (Goose) Lossiah – obituary

     Jonas (Goose) Lossiah, 68, of the Yellowhill Community, passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 1, 2011 at his residence. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Jesse James Lossiah Sr. and Lillian Shell Lossiah. He was a member of Qualla Arts and...

Nell W. Rattler – obituary

                  Nell W. Rattler, 99, of Cherokee, passed away on July 31, 2011 at Cherokee Indian Hospital following an extended illness.  She was born on October 15, 1911, and was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church.  When she was able, she was active at the...

Robert Johnson Wahnetah – obituary

                Robert Johnson Wahnetah, 73, of Cherokee, passed away at Cherokee Indian Hospital on July 28, 2011 following an extended illness.  He was a resident of the Yellowhill community and had served his country proudly as a Marine.                 He was...

Cristyn Jade Jones – obituary

     Cristyn Jade Jones, age 18, of Robbinsville, NC, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, July 26, 2011.      She was born in Buncombe County on August 24, 1992 and was the proud daughter of Carrie Smith Jones of Murphy, NC and James Anthony Bud Jones of...

Stacey Elsie Calhoun Lambert – obituary

            Stacey Elsie Calhoun Lambert, 62, of Cherokee passed away unexpectedly at her home on July 7, 2011. She was a resident of the Yellowhill community and was a homemaker.             She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Calhoun and Amanda Driver...

Roderick “Lee” Taylor – obituary

     Roderick “Lee” Taylor, 75, of Cherokee, N.C. died unexpectedly on July 24, 2011 in Asheville, N.C. at the Mission Campus of Mission Hospitals.      He was the son of the late Timpson and Cinda Reed Taylor of Cherokee, N.C. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Marine...