Obituaries

Willie W. Sherrill

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Willie W. Sherrill, 91, of Whittier, went home to be with the Lord, Monday evening August 29, 2022

A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late JR and Alpha Williams

Harry Jones

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The angels came and got Harry Jones of Bryson City, Friday, September 2, 2022.

A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late James Roy and Dovie Marie Smith Jones.

Rachel Mathews Mathis

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Rachel Mathews Mathis, 67, of the Towstring Community went home to be with the Lord Thursday, September 1, 2022. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Seab and Floy Mathews.

Ruth Lindsay Grindle

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Ruth Lindsay Grindle, 79 of the Wesser Community, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Bryson City Assisted Care surrounded by her family.

Grayson Wike Mazur

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Grayson Wike Mazur, infant son of Michael and Madilyn Wike Mazur went home to be with the Lord Friday, August 19, 2022.

Cora Ella Fuller

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Cora Ella Fuller, 62, of Bryson City went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 18, 2022.

Josh Light

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Josh Light, 25, of Atlanta Ga., passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022. A native of Atlanta he was the son of Gregory Light of Douglasville, GA, and the late Jamie Light.

Larry Eugene Ledford

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Larry Eugene Ledford passed away Friday, August 19, 2022 after a short period of progressive illness.

He joins his parents, Fred Ledford, Jr. and Bonnie Parris Ledford, in heaven.

Edith Wright Freeman

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Edith Wright Freeman, 87, of Almond passed away Friday, August 19, 2022.

She was a former postmaster of Almond, NC. Edith loved the Lord, her family, hummingbirds, and flowers.

Katharyn H. Monteith

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Katharyn Martin Howell Monteith, 97, of Bryson City, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Carolina Caring in Newton.  Born February 26, 1925 in Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late A