OBITUARY: Jamie Waldroup

OBITUARY: Jamie Waldroup

Jamie Waldroup, age 58, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 following an extended period of declining health. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late George C. Waldroup and Glenna Burns Waldroup. He is predeceased by his wife, Kathy Lackey Evans;...
OBITUARY: Melissa Ann Maney

OBITUARY: Melissa Ann Maney

Melissa Ann Maney, age 58, of the Rough Branch Community of Wolftown, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 at Mission Hospital after an extended illness. She is survived by her mother, Charlotte Wahyahneetah Maney; children, Anthony Lansing and Jarrett Wildcatt, both...
OBITUARY: Allen Edward Reed

OBITUARY: Allen Edward Reed

Allen Edward Reed, of the Wolftown Community, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. He shared the last 14 years of his life with his loving wife, Anita Reed. This loving Father is survived by Kenneth-Smith-Hornbuckle (Vicky), Edward “Scrap” Sherrill (Kira), Mary...
OBITUARY: Louise Paxton Ashe

OBITUARY: Louise Paxton Ashe

Louise Paxton Ashe, 95 of Sylva, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. She was born on Sept. 23, 1927, in Swain County to the late William “Bill” and Myrtle Crisp Paxton. Louise worked as a Hairdresser at Tuckasegee Beauty Shop, later running her own shop from home....
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,...