Jeff Best – obituary

     Jeff Best, 45, of Jefferson City, TN died Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.  He was the son of the late Harry and Vera Caldwell Best.       He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Kathleen Smith Best of Jefferson City, Tenn.; a daughter,...

Carroll Ray Lambert – obituary

     Carroll Ray Lambert, 68, of Robbinsville, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from injuries sustained in an accident.      Carroll was born on April 15, 1944, in Swain County and attended Swain County High School.  He was a retired boiler-maker/welder but stayed...

Reginald James Queen – obituary

     Reginald James Queen, 42, of Cherokee passed away on April 26, 2012 at Med West Haywood following a brief illness.  He was a member of the Cherokee Methodist Church.      He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Queen and Betty Wolf Queen; a sister,...

Kenneth Eugene “Buck” Rogers, Sr. – obituary

     Kenneth Eugene “Buck” Rogers Sr., of Marble passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in a Jackson County hospital surrounded by family. Buck was born July 17, 1932 to the late Dock and Lucy Queen Rogers. He was a native and lifetime resident of Cherokee County.     ...

Dorothy “Dolly” Tchakirides – obituary

     Dorothy “Dolly” Tchakirides, 76, went to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Cherokee Indian Hospital. She was a native of Jackson County. She was preceded in death by her husband Butch Tchakirides, her parents Addie Hornbuckle and Fidele Reed,...

Sarah Lynn Reid Boudreaux – obituary

       Sarah Lynn Reid Boudreaux, 63, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, TN on Friday, April 20, 2012, following an extended illness.  She was a resident of Louisville, Tenn. at the time of her death, but had been a resident of Cherokee for most of her...