by admin | Dec 5, 2023 | OBITUARIES
Dale Franklin, 57 of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly early Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, 2023. A native and a lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was the son of Mary Olvey Franklin and the late Jesse Franklin. Dale worked for over 30 years and retired from...
by admin | Dec 3, 2023 | OBITUARIES
Ronald “Ronnie” Walker Sr., 70, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late George William and Leois Evans Walker. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his twin...
by admin | Dec 3, 2023 | OBITUARIES
Linda Faye Jumper, 61, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at Mission Hospital in Asheville. She was born in Cherokee on Sept. 6, 1962, to the late Stancil Jumper and Lillian Toineeta Jumper. She was their second child and lived her...
by admin | Nov 30, 2023 | OBITUARIES
Lorretta Jean Jobe, 73, went to sleep in Jesus on Oct. 27, 2023, following a year of declining health. She belonged to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Born in Denver, Colo., she has called Cherokee home for the past 20 years since moving here from Vero Beach, Fla....
by admin | Nov 29, 2023 | OBITUARIES
Edwin (Randy) Faus, 77, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 at his residence. A native of Greenville, S.C., he was the son of Christine Foster Reid of Greenville, S.C. and the late Thomas Reid. He was preceded in death by his brother,...
by admin | Nov 28, 2023 | OBITUARIES
JC Wachacha left this world on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 surrounded with love by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his loving daughter, Maggie Lynn Wachacha; nephews, Garfield Long Jr. and Jim Bird; nieces, Judy Bird and Carolyn West; siblings, JD,...
