Lucinda Jane Bradley – obituary

     Lucinda Jane Bradley, 64, of Cherokee passed away April 9, 2011 at Haywood Regional Hospital in Waynesville following an extended illness.  She was a member of Rock Springs Church and was a Cherokee artisan. She enjoyed making beadwork and pottery, and she loved...

Kylee Rose Arch – obituary

     Infant Kylee Rose Arch, of Bryson City, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2011, surrounded by her family.      Kylee is preceded in death by a great grandmother Margie Arch and by great great grandparents, Richard Becenti Sr., Buster and Anna Plamer, and Sarah Reed...

Joseph “Joe” Wiley Yates, Sr. – obituary

     CONOVER – Joseph “Joe” Wiley Yates, Sr., 71, of Conover passed away Monday, March 28, 2011 at Catawba Valley Medical Center.      Born March 17, 1940 in Ashe County, NC, he was the son of the late Tam B. and Mildred Haire Yates.  He had previously been...

Edna McCoy Lambert – obituary

     Edna McCoy Lambert, 95, of the Birdtown Community went home to be with the Lord and her loved ones, Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in a Cherokee Indian Hospital. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Mary Etta Griffin McCoy and wife of the late...

Joshua M. Toineeta – obituary

       Joshua M. Toineeta, 82 of Cherokee passed away on March 19, 2011 at his residence at 101 Josh Toineeta Road in the Cherokee Wolftown Community.      He was the son of the late Arneach Toineeta and Mattie Youngdeer Toineeta and was a member of the Cherokee...

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)...