Jonnie Jean Jamison – obituary

     Jonnie Jean Jamison, 76, Sylva, died Tuesday, February 7. She was born in Jackson County, the daughter of the late Rev. Ernest W., Sr. and the late Altha Beasley Jamison.  Jean was a receptionist with the Job link employment office and was a member of Shoal Creek...

Margaret Jones Bradburn – obituary

     Margaret Jones Bradburn, age 93, of Morningstar Assisted Living in Sylva, died Monday, February 6, 2012. Margaret was a life-long resident of Jackson County. The daughter of the late Lyle and the late Gracie (Holcombe) Jones, she was the wife of the late Robert...

Edward Thomas Hill, Jr. – obituary

     Edward Thomas Hill, Jr., 55, of Cherokee passed away January 25, 2012 at Cherokee Indian Hospital after a brief illness.       He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Thomas Hill, Sr.       He is survived by his mother, Stacy Sloan (Smith); his companion,...

Mary (Tunnie) Catt – obituary

     Mary (Tunnie) Catt, 64, of Cherokee passed away on January 3, 2012 at Mission Hospital in Asheville after an extended illness.  She was a member of Wright’s Creek Baptist Church and a lifelong resident of the Qualla Boundary.      She was preceded in death by her...

Ira Lee (Airalee) Moore Fugate – obituary

     Ira Lee (Airalee) Moore Fugate, age 87 of Calhoun, TN, died January 1, 2012 at the home of her son Donald Lee Fugate in Calhoun.      A native of Thompson, Georgia and longtime resident of McMinn County, she was the daughter of the late Lenton Clea Moore and...

Jennie Lossiah – obituary

             Jennie Lossiah, 48, of the Big Y Community, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, January 2, 2012 in a Jackson County Hospital. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of Betty Hornbuckle Lossiah of Cherokee and the late Bill Candy Lossiah. She also...