Valarie Davis Ferguson – obituary

     Valarie Davis Ferguson, age 97, of Old Mission Road, Whittier, NC died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Harris Regional Hospital of Sylva, NC. Ms. Ferguson was born October 26, 1913 in Haywood County . She is the daughter of the late Vinson and the late Ethel (James)...

Sherrill “The Cake Lady” Queen – obituary

Sherrill “The Cake Lady” Queen, 67, of Cherokee passed away at Tsali Care Center on March 18, 2011, following an extended illness.  In her working career, she was employed by the National Park Service and was a resident of the Wolftown Community. To her friends and in...

John C. Goshorn, Jr. – obituary

     John C Goshorn Jr, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, made his peaceful transition in his home on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 after a two-year illness. He is preceded in death by his parents, John C Goshorn and Elizabeth Swan Goshorn. John was...

Gene Floyd Parker – obituary

     Gene Floyd Parker, 65, went home to be with The Lord, losing his courageous battle with cancer on March 10,2011. Gene with preceded in death by his parents Robert and Pauline Parker, brother James, and sisters Bennie and Annie Lou. Gene’s life began on Sept. 23,...

Clarence James (Jim) Deck – obituary

     BRYSON CITY – Clarence James (Jim) Deck, 54, a native of Florida, he has been a resident of Swain County since 2000. He was a member of Vero Beach Seventh Day Adventist Church. Jim also was employed as a Detention Officer at the Swain County Jail. He also...

Onita Ann Driver Bowman – obituary

     Onita Ann Driver Bowman, 56, of the Big Y Community, went home to be with The Lord, Tuesday March 8, 2011 at her residence.  A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of Waneema Littlejohn Driver of Cherokee and the late Tom Sequoyah Driver. She was a loving...