OBITUARY: Jordan Nicole Toineeta

OBITUARY: Jordan Nicole Toineeta

Jordan Nicole Toineeta, age 30, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at her residence. She is the daughter of the late Jonathan Toineeta and Janice Catolster. She is survived by her children, Hayden, Caidyn, and Ava; sister, Victoria Toineeta;...
OBITUARY: Dewayne Devon Harper

OBITUARY: Dewayne Devon Harper

Dewayne Devon Harper, age 35, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024 at Cherokee Indian Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Carmen Smith; children, Joseph, Lennox, Harlow, Bishop, Anias; mother, Mary Emma Harper; brothers, Rufus Harper,...
OBITUARY: John Calvin Standingdeer Sr. (John Bull)

OBITUARY: John Calvin Standingdeer Sr. (John Bull)

John Calvin Standingdeer Sr. (John Bull), 86, of the Big Cove Community, went to his Heavenly Home Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Virginia Standingdeer. He was a former Tribal Council member and a member of Big Cove Baptist...
OBITUARY: John “Calvin” Waldroup

OBITUARY: John “Calvin” Waldroup

John “Calvin” Waldroup, 62, of the Birdtown Community in Cherokee, N.C., went home to be with Jesus and many loved ones before on Tuesday, Feb. 20 after a brief illness. A Native of Cherokee, and an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, he was the...
OBITUARY: Glenn Gilbert Wolfe

OBITUARY: Glenn Gilbert Wolfe

Glenn Gilbert Wolfe, age 69, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at Mission Hospital. He is survived by three daughters, Venita Wolfe (John), of Cherokee, N.C., Tara Wolfe (Curtis), of Zuni, N.M. and Carrie Wildcatt (John) of Cherokee, N.C.; eight...
OBITUARY: Kenneth Lane Welch

OBITUARY: Kenneth Lane Welch

Kenneth Lane Welch, 81, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 following a brief illness. He was born on Aug. 3, 1942 in Cherokee, N.C. to the late Jonah and Olive McCoy Welch. He attended the Chilocco Indian School, the Cherokee Boarding School, and graduated from...