OBITUARY: Davis Welch

OBITUARY: Davis Welch

Davis Welch, 78, of the Big Cove Community, passed away Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 after an extended illness. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Simpson and Agnes Welch. He was a fluent native speaker. He did carvings, fish backets, and he loved hunting and...
OBITUARY: Lambert G. Wilson

OBITUARY: Lambert G. Wilson

Lambert G. Wilson, 68, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord tragically on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Woodrow and Alda Woodard Wilson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers,...
OBITUARIES: Regina Watty

OBITUARIES: Regina Watty

Regina Watty, age 54, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at Mission Hospital. Regina was born on Nov. 11, 1968 in Cherokee, N.C. to the late Samuel Watty and Elsie Welch Watty. Regina is survived by her son, Stephan Watty (Sasha);...
OBITUARY: Jon Tanoli Jessan George

OBITUARY: Jon Tanoli Jessan George

Jon Tanoli Jessan George, age 35, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at Mission Hospital. He is survived by his mother, Gale George; father, Eddie Stamper; fiancé, Star Locust; brothers; Chris Maney, Justin Walker, Christian Flying, Dylan Stamper, and...
OBITUARY: Davis Welch

OBITUARY: Harold Cecil Rogers Sr.

Harold Cecil Rogers Sr., 87, of St. Mary’s, Ga., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Ga. Born on June 20, 1935, in Cherokee, N.C., to the late Oscar Rogers and Edna Warren Rogers.  He moved with his sister, Ruth, and...
OBITUARY: Virginia Lee “Tommye” Bradley Saunooke

OBITUARY: Virginia Lee “Tommye” Bradley Saunooke

Virginia Lee “Tommye” Bradley Saunooke, age 82, of Cherokee, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and dearest friends on the full Hunter’s Moon of Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 in the Cherokee Indian Hospital.  She was a lifelong resident of the Painttown community on...