Obituary of Melissa Ann Maney

Melissa Ann Maney, age 58, of the Rough Branch Community of Wolftown passed away on November 8, 2022 at Mission Hospital after an extended illness. She is survived by her Mother, Charlotte Wahyahneetah Maney. Children, Anthony Lansing and Jarrett Wildcatt, both of Cherokee. Aunt and Uncle, Margaret and Gary French. Special Family Members, Cora Starlin-Altiman, Rodney Starlin and Greg French. Melissa was preceded in death by her Father, Norman Maney and Brother, Samuel Lee Maney. Maternal Grandparents, Samuel and Cora Wahyahneetah. Paternal Grandparents, Jake and Emma Maney. Melissa was a longtime member of the Qualla Arts & Crafts Cooperative. She enjoyed making pottery. She was taught by her Grandmother Cora and her Mother Charlotte. Before her long-term illness, Melissa enjoyed traveling to various art shows in the southeast. Melissa also did woodcarving, shell carving, painting and drawing. Her work has received many ribbons and awards. She won first place for her pottery at the Cherokee Fall Fair, and first place in the Emerging Artist category at the Giduwah festival in Asheville. She has exhibited her pottery in North Carolina, South Carolina, and at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. She was a devoted Mother and friend. She will be sorely missed. A funeral service will take place on Thursday, November 10, 2022, in the chapel on Long House Funeral Home, beginning at 11:00am. Burial will be in the Yellowhill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Greg French, Jimmy Harlan, Dee Dee Martin, Bubba Aguilera, Robert Martens, Ashford Smith and Jesse Ramirez. Long House Funeral Home assisted the Family with final arrangements.