Joseph Eugene Long, better known as Joe Long, was born May 29, 1942, at St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville to Joseph George Long and Evelyn Ruby Louise (Helton) Long.

Garfield Henry Long Sr., 72, of Cherokee, passed away at his home on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.

Nancy Watty Garcia, 64, of Tuckasegee, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.

Robert S. Youngdeer, 96, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. 

Roman Gregory West, 39, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018.

Zachariah Lightning Rattler, 40, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. 

Charlotte Welch Taylor, age 88, of the Painttown Community, went to her heavenly home on Oct. 17,2018. She was born on Nov. 10,1929 in Cherokee. 

Johnnie Ruth Maney, 63, of Cherokee, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 after an extended illness.