OBITUARY: Gertrude (Trudy) Olean Bradley Fann

OBITUARY: Gertrude (Trudy) Olean Bradley Fann

Gertrude (Trudy) Olean Bradley Fann went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. She was 99. Born on May 22, 1923, on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, N.C., she was the eldest daughter of nine children born to the late Julia Emma...
OBITUARY: Debra Louise Smith Ramirez

OBITUARY: Debra Louise Smith Ramirez

Debra Louise Smith Ramirez, age 65, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at Mission Hospital after an extended illness. She is survived by her H\husband, Rafael Vasquez Ramirez; son, Rafael Cruz Ramirez of Cherokee, NC.; sister, Libby Smith Wolfe (Marvin); great...
OBITUARY: Debra Louise Smith Ramirez

OBITUARY: Frederick Scott Lambert

Frederick Scott Lambert, cherished Dad, Pop, Pop-pop, 94, died Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 at his home in Cherokee, N.C. He retired from the Cherokee Boys Club after 26 years as the Garage Manager. He was the son of the late Jesse Brisco and Minnie Etta Stiles Lambert. In...
OBITUARY: Annabelle Watty Valdez

OBITUARY: Annabelle Watty Valdez

Annabelle Watty Valdez, age 70, also known as our Litty Bitty Mamaw, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Mission Hospital. She is survived by her children, Nena Taylor (Dee Dee), Chad Feather, Tosh Davis III, Brian Watty; stepson, Tommy Valdez, all...
OBITUARY: Xiomara Concepcion (Rico) Mann

OBITUARY: Xiomara Concepcion (Rico) Mann

Xiomara Concepcion (Rico) Mann – May 27, 1951 – Dec. 8, 2022 Xiomara Concepcion (Rico) Mann died at Cherokee Indian Hospital in the early hours of Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 surrounded by loved ones. Xiomara was a tough and unbelievable woman who made a life beating...
OBITUARY: Raymond Eugene Jones

OBITUARY: Raymond Eugene Jones

Raymond Eugene Jones went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. A native and lifelong resident of the Nations Creek Community, Gene (AKA, the Milkman) was preceded in death by his mother, Gertrude Cabe Jones and his brother, Bill McDonald. He...