OBITUARY: Frank William Haigler
Frank William Haigler, 96, passed away after a short respiratory illness, at Sutter Hospital in Roseville, Calif., on March 25, 2020. He was the first-born son of Don and Cora Haigler’s 12 children. Frank was a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and an alumnus of the Boarding School in Cherokee. He was ambitious and wanted to More...
OBITUARY: Dorothy Lucille Driver West
Dorothy Lucille Driver West, 73, of the Big Cove Community of Cherokee, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020. The daughter of the late Spencer and Lucy Driver, she is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy More...
OBITUARY: Pamela Dawn Taylor “ Mama Cooter”
Pamela Dawn Taylor, Cherokee’s Mama Cooter, 58, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 15, 2020. The daughter of the late James Taylor and Ellen Driver, she is preceded in death by her brother, James (Jim) More...
OBITUARY: Billy Joe Lossie Sr.
Billy Joe Lossie Sr., 57, from Cherokee, who has made his home in Oliver Springs for the past several years, went to his heavenly home on May 12, 2020 while surrounded by his loved ones. Lossie has always More...
OBITUARY: Tracey Lee Saunooke
Tracey Lee Saunooke, 47, of the Snowbird Community, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at her residence. She is survived her mother, Lynda Saunooke; the love of her life, Sonny Holder; her aunts, Marion More...
OBITUARY: Mary Theresa French Smith
Mary Theresa French Smith, 36, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday May 6, 2020. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of Walter French (Brenda) of Cherokee and the late Caroline Smith. More...
OBITUARY: Marina Geeting
Marina Geeting, 75, of Whittier, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Kathryn Dean Bradley. She is survived by two sons, Bill Geeting and More...
OBITUARY: Brooke Leighann Smith
Brooke Leighann Smith, 24, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 1, 2020. She is preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Isabella Unique Jacobs. She is also preceded by her grandmother, More...
OBITUARY: Whitney Voss
Whitney Voss, 29, of Waynesville, passed away unexpectedly on April 29, 2020. She is preceded in death by her grandfathers, Darryl Ross and Garfield Long Sr., and her aunt, Kristen Voss. Whitney is survived More...
OBITUARY: Dustin G. French
Dustin G. French, 43 of the Big Cove Community in Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on April 29, 2020. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Sam and Cora Wahnetah, as well as his paternal More...