Joshua Wesley Crowe – obituary

     Joshua Wesley Crowe, 23, of Cherokee passed away on March 28, 2012 at Mission Hospital in Asheville after a  period of   declining health.   He was a member of the Bigwitch Baptist Church.      He was preceded in death by his mother, Pamela Wright Crowe and his...

Esther Owle Waldroup – obituary

     Esther Owle Waldroup, 73, of the Birdtown Community went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 31, 2012. A longtime resident of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Dewitt Owle and wife Eva McCoy Owle. She was also preceded in death by two brothers...

Carol Kay Brown – obituary

     Carol Kay Brown, 66, of Cherokee, NC, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2012.  She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Emma Smith.       Carol is survived by her husband of 48 years, Adrian E. Brown of Cherokee; by a son, William Brown of MI; by a sister Sharon...

Norman E. Sill – obituary

     Norman E. Sill, 73, of Chesapeake, VA died Thursday, March 21, 2012 at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, VA.  He was born June 2, 1939 in Bedford, a son of the late Julian D. and Dorothy (Corle) Sill.  On November 22, 1975 in Bedford, he married Jean...

Margaret Smith Ratliff – obituary

     Margaret Smith Ratliff, 100, of the Birdtown Community went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 20, 2012 in Mountain View Manor nursing home. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Artie Hornbuckle Smith.      She was preceded...

Richard Teesatuskie – obituary

     Richard Teesatuskie, 67, of Cherokee passed away on March 2, 2012 at his home following a period of declining health.  He was a member of the Yellowhill community. He was an active member of the Yellowhill Baptist Church and was the piano player until his death. ...