Cherokee High School Alumni Obituaries

Richard Glenn Chatterton born to Gladys Marie Wagoner and Glenn Chatterton in Pontiac Michigan on September 28 1931 was called home to our Lord and Savior on December 29 2025 surrounded by his loved ones. Richard graduated from Roosevelt High School of Keego Harbor Michigan in 1949. He fondly recall...

Nancy A. Andrews, age 83, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025 at Parmly on the Lake in Chisago City, MN after a courageous battle with cancer.Nancy was born on October 16, 1942 in Cherokee, Iowa to parents Murray Lowell Pedersen and Alta Leona (Maust) Pedersen, both who preceded her in death...

Funeral Services for Bernice Milton will be Tuesday December 30th 2025 at 1pm at Weeping Mary Baptist Church in Alto. Interment will follow at St. Thomas Chapel Cemetery. Ms. Bernice Pope Milton was born in Alto Texas on June 1 1961 to the late Addie Helen Pope and Robert E. Lee Thacker. On Tuesday ...

A memorial service for Trey Robert Ring 26 of Alto is pending. Trey passed away Wednesday January 7 in Alto. He was born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania February 24 1999 to Lisa Ring and John Ring. Treys family moved to Augusta Georgia when he was still young. After high school Trey enlisted in the U.S. A...

Thomas C. Walsh 74 died of Prion disease Sunday December 21 2025 at Dove Heathcare West Eau Claire. Tom was born in Eau Claire on July 22 1951. His parents were Geraldine and a very special stepdad George Werth S. who was a CWO4 Coast Guard Officer. Tom attended Memorial High School received his bac...

Mayzola Mason Vaughn was born on December 11 1949 to the late Roger Mason and Corine Thompson Mason in Lane Springs Alabama and was the 7th of 8 children being the baby girl of the family. Mrs. Vaughn accepted Christ and was baptized at the Rutland Chapel CME Church in Lane Springs Alabama at the ag...

On January 4 2026 with shouts of Hallelujah Loretta Voyles Walker entered her eternal heavenly home. She was met at the gates of Heaven by the smiling love of her life Hubert as well as many family members and friends. Born on February 28 1937 and raised in the Ranger Community of Cherokee County Lo...

Marvin Lee Willis better known as Buddy born March 18 1938 in Sheffield AL passed away at his home on January 7 2026. Visitation will be held on Saturday January 10 2026 from 13 pm at Colbert Memorial Chapel with a service to follow at 3 pm in the chapel. Burial will be in Colbert Memorial Gardens. ...

Harry Howard Burgess, age 88, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 at 2:15 PM. He was born on June 19, 1937 in Murphy to the late Luther Burgess and Orpha White Burgess. He lived most of his life in Cherokee County and was a 1955 graduate of Murphy High School. He married Virg...

Steve Battle Mashburn 86, of Topton was called home to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, December 24, 2025. He was a native and life long resident of Cherokee County, North Carolina and a graduate of Nantahala High School. Steve worked for Nantahala Power until retiring at age 59. He enjoyed...

Edward E. “Buck” Levins 84, was called home to his Lord and Savior Tuesday, January 13, 2026 while surrounded by family. He was the New Year’s Baby born January 1, 1942 in Montezuma, Georgia. Buck was a 1960 graduate of Warner Robins High School and later attended Berry College in Rome, Georgia. ...

Mary “Dell” Farmer Douglass, 75, of Murphy passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025, at her home, surrounded by family. She was a native of Laurel, Mississippi. Dell graduated as Salutatorian from Laurel High School in 1968. There, she met her future husband, Richard. She began her college educat...

Thomas Law Kemp III, 83, of Hayesville, NC, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at his home.Tom was born in Marion, IN. He grew up in Ohio, West Virginia, and North Carolina, but he considered Chapel Hill, NC as his hometown, where he graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1960. Tom enrolle...

Funeral services for Mr. Arthur Pete Brewster age 89 of Henderson Texas will be held Saturday January 3 2026 at 1100 a.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church 410 N. Marshall Henderson Texas. Burial will follow in the Pine Hill Methodist Cemetery Farm to Market 1798 Henderson under the direction of Garmon ...

Jimmy Ray Russell Sr. 89 of New Madrid Missouri formerly of Okmulgee Oklahoma passed away peacefully on January 9 2026. Jim was born on November 15 1936 in Drumright Oklahoma to Walker T. and Ruby Eikenbary Russell. He graduated from Drumright High School in 1955 where he enjoyed playing football an...