Tom Bradley – obituary

     Tom Bradley, 22, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 at his home. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Hugh Edward Bradley and Irene Arch Bradley of Cherokee. He was preceded in death by three Uncles, James...

Nellie Driver – obituary

     Nellie Driver, 79, of Cherokee passed away at Cherokee Indian Hospital following a brief illness.  She was a member of Waterfall Baptist Church.      She was preceded in death by her parents, Jonah and Lucinda Wolfe Thompson; her foster parents, Alice and Jackson...

Ben Edward Marmon – obituary

     Ben Edward Marmon, 76, of Cherokee passed away on August 23, 2011 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Ben was a veteran of the US Army, having served as a paratrooper, and was the Sergeant on the flight that brought Elvis Presley back to the US from Germany....

Lawrence Reed – obituary (revised)

      Lawrence Reed, 79, of Cherokee passed away at Park Ridge Hospital on August 17, 2011, following an extended illness.  He was a resident of the Big Y Community.      He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnson Reed and Dinah Hornbuckle Reed; brothers, Roy...

Jerry Lee Maney, Jr. – obituary

                Jerry Lee Maney, Jr., 21, aka “The Mortician”, of 176 Spirit Mountain Road, Dillsboro, NC, passed away unexpectedly at his residence Tuesday, August 9, 2011.  He was an avid professional wrestler for Full Momentum Wrestling and had been in the pro...

Morgan Cain Wolfe obituary

     Morgan Cain Wolfe, 85, of the Big Cove community went home to be with the Lord Monday August 8, 2011 in a Cherokee health care facility.  A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lizzie Welch Wolfe. He was retired with the Cherokee...