OBITUARY: Timothy Isaiah McKinnell

OBITUARY: Timothy Isaiah McKinnell

Timothy Isaiah McKinnell, 18, of the Painttown Community in Cherokee, N.C., joined Heaven’s Orchestra on Monday, March 10, 2025. Timothy was born June 16, 2006, to Kansas “Kandee” Parker of Cherokee, N.C. and Robert McKinnell. Timothy loved his family and always...
OBITUARY: Reuben Edward Taylor

OBITUARY: Reuben Edward Taylor

Reuben Edward Taylor, 99, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord and loving wife, Mary Jane, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Timpson and Cinda Reed Taylor. Reuben was a US Army Veteran and one of the last two surviving...
OBITUARY: Carolyn Ann Wolfe

OBITUARY: Carolyn Ann Wolfe

Carolyn Ann Wolfe, 66, of Cherokee, “Headed Out” on her final journey, at Mission Hospital, March 8, 2025. Carolyn was born June 27, 1958, in Commerce, Ga. to the late Waymon Cain and Johnnie Sue Patrick Hill. Carolyn was a homemaker and spent her life providing a...
OBITUARY: John Tay Rogers

OBITUARY: John Tay Rogers

John Tay Rogers, age 58, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning, March 1, 2025. He was the son of the late Franklin George Rice and Harriet Roberta (Crowe) Rice. John was a proud member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He loved being around family and...
OBITUARY: Harold Alfred Lossiah

OBITUARY: Harold Alfred Lossiah

Harold Alfred Lossiah, better known as Al, age 81, of Cherokee, N.C., Yellowhill Community, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Haywood Regional Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mary, of 43 years, and his two sons, Mark Smith-Lossiah and his...
OBITUARY: William Jarrett “Jiggy-Fly” Wilnoty

OBITUARY: William Jarrett “Jiggy-Fly” Wilnoty

William Jarrett “Jiggy-Fly” Wilnoty, 43, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly in his home. He was born on Dec. 21, 1981 to Joseph A Wilnoty (Tammy) and Faye McCoy. Jarrett was an avid outdoorsman, he loved hunting, fishing, riding the backroads, and digging ginseng....