James Brooks – obituary

James Brooks James Brooks, age 40, of 665 Stillwell Branch, Cherokee died Saturday, August 21, 2010 at home in Cherokee.  Mr. Brooks was born September 12, 1969 in Macon County. He is the son of James and Joyce (Wilson) Brooks.  He was employed by  as a server in...

Johnson Lee Wildcatt – Obituary

Johnson Lee Wildcatt, 62, of Cherokee died August 20, 2010 at  home after a brief illness. Johnson was employed by the Cherokee Boys Club and was a member of the Birdtown Community.             He is survived by his wife Gwendolyn, sons Johnny Wildcatt of the home,...

Shorty (John) Kirkland – obituary

Shorty (John) Kirkland Shorty (John) Kirkland, 47, of the  Wilmont Community, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, August 16, 2010 in a Jackson County Hospital. A Native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Charles and Dolly Dover Kirkland. He had been...

Jill Catherine Lozano – obituary

Jill Catherine Lozano Jill Catherine Lozano, age 47, of Cherokee, died Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. Mrs. Lozano was born January 23, 1963 in Appelton, WI. She is the daughter of the late Clayton and Shirley (Leclaire) Mikkelson. She...

Marion Dillard Cucumber – Obituary

Marion Dillard Cucumber, 55 of Cherokee passed away Friday August 13, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer. He is the son of Everette “Ed” Cucumber and the late Letha Saunooke Cucumber.  A 1973 graduate of Sylva Webster High School, he was an honor student as...

Edwin James Smith Sr – Obituary

Edwin James Smith, Sr., 87, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.  Born April 13, 1923 in Cherokee, NC, he was the son of the late Thomas J. Smith and Sally Rogers Smith Bozolyok and the husband of the late Irene Bradley...