Etta Beasley Frizzell – obituary

     Etta Beasley Frizzell, 87, of Bryson City, NC passed away peacefully May 4, 2011, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Frizzell was born in Sylva, NC, the daughter of the late Harvey and Lena Shepard Beasley. She was preceded in death by her loving husband,...

Betty Sue Bowers Crowder – obituary

     WHITTIER – Betty Sue Bowers Crowder, 68, of the Qualla Community, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, May 8th, 2011 in a Buncombe County Hospital. A native of  Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Bertha Ball Bowers. She was a member...

Ernest Locust – obituary

     Ernest Locust, 65, of the Big Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 in an Asheville VA Medical Center. A native of Cherokee, NC he was the son of Rev. Arthur Locust of Cherokee and the late Sallie Junaluska Locust. He was a US Army...

Margaret Ann Hicks – obituary

     Margaret Ann Hicks, 78 of Cherokee, NC, died on Saturday April 30, 2011, at the Cherokee Indian Hospital in Cherokee, NC.      Born November 23, 1932 in Cherokee NC, she was the daughter of the late Ammoneeta Saunooke and Nancy Tooni Saunooke.      She was a...

Jeremy Lee Nations – obituary

     Jeremy Lee Nations, 34, of the Ela Community, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, April 10th, 2011 at his residence. A native of Swain County, he was the son of Perry and June Fuller Nations of Ela. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish.      He was...