OBITUARIES: William Jesse Lee Dover Sr. 

  William Jesse Lee Dover Sr. 73, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 25, 2021. He was the son of the late David Miller and Lula Bell Murphy Dover. He was preceded in death by his son, Brian David Dover, who passed in 1972. William was a...

OBITUARY: William Lossie

  William Lossie, 84, went home to his Heavenly home on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Tsali Care after an extended illness.  He worked at Oconaluftee Indian Village as an arrowhead demonstrator for many years. He was a member of the Qualla Arts and Craft Mutual. He...

OBITUARY: Suzanne Agnes Adams

  Suzanne Agnes Adams, 72, of the Snowbird Community in Robbinsville, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 18, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Owen and Ida Teesateskie Smoker. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers,...

OBITUARIES: Richard Lee Lambert

  Richard Lee Lambert, 31, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 16, 2021.  A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Willie E. Lambert and Mary Lambert of Cherokee. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Amos and Lalah Lambert, and Frank...

OBITUARY: Joyce Evelyn Hannah Smith

  Joyce Evelyn Hannah Smith died on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Prince William County, Va., at the age of 83, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was the widow of Samuel Everett Smith (dec. 1984), mother of Terry (Patty Smith dec.) and Vicki,...

OBITUARY: Ethel Smith Cunningham

  Ethel Smith Cunningham, 89, of Sylva, formerly of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Monday March 15, 2021. A native and lifelong resident of western North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late James “Budge” and Cecilia Smith. Ethel was a...