OBITUARY: Wayne Clinton Land

OBITUARY: Wayne Clinton Land

Wayne Clinton Land, 92, went to his eternal home Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. He retired from Purcley Grass Company in Florida as a tractor operator.  He graduated from Ocala High School in Florida. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Laverne Huskey Land; his...
OBITUARY: Maxine Bumgarner

OBITUARY: Maxine Bumgarner

Maxine Bumgarner, age 92, of Gastonia, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024.  She was born on June 23, 1931, in Cherokee, N.C., to the late Kyle Daly and Vera Bradley Moles. Maxine studied nursing at Fort Sanders School of Nursing in Knoxville, Tenn.  She...
OBITUARY: Freddie “Bopper” Youngdeer

OBITUARY: Freddie “Bopper” Youngdeer

Freddie “Bopper” Youngdeer, 55, of Cherokee, passed away Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital with his family by his side. A native of Cherokee, Bopper was born Sept. 14, 1968 at the “old” Cherokee Indian Hospital. He was the son of the late Frances...
OBITUARY:  Mark Daniel Jones

OBITUARY: Mark Daniel Jones

Mark Daniel Jones, 64, of Whittier, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. A native of Alabama, he was the son of the late Carmon and Velma Myers Jones. He was a deacon at Christ Fellowship Church of Cherokee. Mark is survived by his wife, Myra Jones;...
OBITUARY: Sarah Lou Swayney

OBITUARY: Sarah Lou Swayney

Sarah Lou Swayney, 76, of the Birdtown Community, went to her eternal home on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. She was preceded in death by her father, Johnny Watty; mother, Edith Wachacha; two sisters, Nancy, Annabell; two brothers, Duke, and John Henery; one granddaughter,...
OBITUARY: Sandra Marie Bradley (Maples)

OBITUARY: Sandra Marie Bradley (Maples)

Sandra Marie Bradley (Maples), 75, went to her eternal home on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. She was born July 23, 1948, to the late Cecil and Edna Lambert Maples. Sandy grew up in Gatlinburg, Tenn. and moved to Cherokee as a teenager. She...