Mary Ellen Turner – obituary

     Mary Ellen Turner, 65, of Cherokee, NC and formerly of Spartanburg Co. S.C., passed away on May 29 after an extended illness at Mission Hospitals, Mission Campus in Asheville, NC.      She was the daughter of Late Vernon Scott and surviving mother Ruth Robinson...

William Howard “Bud” Arch, Sr. – obituary

     William Howard “Bud” Arch, Sr., 79 known to family and friends as Uncle Bud, went to be with the lord on May 25, 2011. He was a lifelong resident of the Wolftown Community of Cherokee, North Carolina but served away in the Army for nineteen years.       He was...

Garnel Lee Craig – obituary

     Garnel Lee Craig, 88, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away late Tuesday evening, the 24th of May, 2011 at his home in the Ela Community. He was an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians where he participated in the initial implementation of many...

John W. “TJ” Cucumber – obituary

     John W. “TJ” Cucumber, 64, formerly of the Big Y Community of Cherokee, passed away Monday May 23, 2011, at Park Ridge Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.       Mr. Cucumber was the son of the late Luzene Thompson Cucumber and Sequoyah Driver.  He was...

Samuel Catolster – obituary

     Funeral services for Mr. Samuel Catolster age 60 of Dry Branch who passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011 , were conducted Saturday, May 14 at 1 o’clock in the New Seasons Worship Center in Dry Branch with Rev. Frankie Sorrow officiating. Interment will follow in...

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,...