Randolph County, North Carolina
Newspaper Obituaries
The Courier Tribune
1940-1945
Surnames W thru Z
| Name | Date of Paper | Page # | Date of Death |
| Wagoner, John F. | August 26, 1943 | 1 | August 23, 1943 |
| Walden, Pvt. Haywood Gardner | December 5,1943 | 1 | October 21, 1943 |
| Walker, Clifford | July 27, 1944 | 1 | Not Given |
| Walker, Pfc. Clifford Henry | August 10, 1944 | 1 | June 28, 1944 |
| Walker, Edward Stanton "Doc" | September 13,1942 | 1 | September 10, 1942 |
| Walker, Eliza Phillips | January 12, 1941 | 3 | December 25, 1941 |
| Walker, Harriet H. | September 30,1943 | 1 | September 26, 1943 |
| Walker, Hilda | August 9, 1945 | 1 | August 7, 1945 |
| Walker, Hubert G. | May 17, 1945 | 1 | April 25, 1945 |
| Walker, John | January 31, 1941 | 1 | January 27, 1941 |
| Walker, Joseph A. "Len" | April 19, 1945 | 6 | April 17, 1945 |
| Walker, Maude | January 17, 1943 | 1 | January 15, 1943 |
| Walker, Ora | September 10,1942 | 1 | September 9, 1942 |
| Walker, Pearly L. | October 8, 1941 | 1 | October 6, 1941 |
| Walker, Sarah Lowe | January 30, 1944 | 3 | January 26, 1944 |
| Wall, Charleston G. | August 3, 1944 | 3 | July 31, 1944 |
| Wall, Charles W. | March 18, 1945 | 7 | March 16, 1945 |
| Wall, Corinna Spencer | December 30, 1943 | 2 | December 25, 1943 |
| Wall, D.S. | November 30, 1944 | 1 | November 27, 1944 |
| Wall, Lena | June 29, 1944 | 1 | June 25, 1944 |
| Wall, Martha Agnes | January 28, 1945 | 4 | January 24, 1945 |
| Wall, Martha Alice | May 14, 1944 | 1 | May 13, 1944 |
| Wall, Mary Bostick | February 19, 1942 | 1 | February 16, 1942 |
| Wall, Maude W. | October 12, 1944 | 1 | October 8, 1944 |
| Wall, William Denzil | November 29, 1945 | 1 | November 25, 1945 |
| Wallace, Ellen Kellis | September 15,1940 | 2 | September 11, 1940 |
| Walsh, David | April 12, 1945 | 1 | Not Given |
| Walton, Pvt. Harold M. | June 14, 1945 | 1 | June 9, 1945 |
| Walton, Martha Ellen Ferguson | November 1, 1945 | 3 | October 30, 1945 |
| Ward, Kathleen Pugh | January 2, 1942 | 5 | December 31, 1941 |
| Ward, Lula Nixon | April 16, 1941 | 6 | April 14, 1941 |
| Ward, Marion R. | October 29, 1944 | 1 | Not Given |
| Ward, Pfc. Melvin V. | January 9, 1944 | 8 | Not Given |
| Ward, Pennie Pugh | November 23, 1944 | 7 | November 21, 1944 |
| Ward, Mrs. R.W. | April 16, 1941 | 5 | April 14, 1941 |
| Warren, Alice Phillips | June 17, 1943 | 1 | June 14, 1943 |
| Warren, Elizabeth | December 21, 1941 | 1 | December 19, 1941 |
| Warsh, Winnie Marilyn | November 12, 1945 | 1 | November 10, 1945 |
| Watson, Henry W. | April 15, 1945 | 1 | February 19, 1945 |
| Way, Luther Bynum | October 31, 1943 | 4 | October 23, 1943 |
| Waynick, John Lewis | October 26, 1941 | 4 | October 24, 1941 |
| Weatherspoon, Cora McMillan | September 3, 1944 | 1 | August 31, 1944 |
| Weaver, Clate C. | December 2, 1943 | 3 | November 30, 1943 |
| Weaver, Edgar | June 14, 1942 | 8 | June 11, 1942 |
| Weaver, Oscar F. | January 28, 1940 | 1 | January 25, 1940 |
| Weaver, Sallie Ann | September 1, 1940 | 1 | August 29, 1940 |
| Webb, Margaret Knight | May 28, 1942 | 1 | May 25, 1942 |
| Webb, Thomas Green | September 14,1941 | 1 | September 12, 1941 |
| Webster, Virginia | April 26, 1942 | 7 | April 22, 1942 |
| Welborn, Doak | January 28, 1940 | 1 | Not Given |
| Welborn, Jeff | July 17, 1940 | 7 | July 13, 1940 |
| Welborn, Mamie Hanes | September 27,1945 | 1 | September 24, 1945 |
| Welch, Alice | September 30,1943 | 5 | September 27, 1943 |
| Welch, John Robert | July 28, 1940 | 1 | July 27, 1940 |
| Welch, Mary Etta | October 1, 1941 | 1 | September 29, 1941 |
| Wentz, Jimmy | July 23, 1942 | 1 | July 19, 1942 |
| Wentz, Mary Ellen | July 23, 1942 | 1 | July 19, 1942 |
| West, Josie | May 17, 1945 | 1 | May 15, 1945 |
| West, Nannie Waddell | January 2, 1944 | 1 | January 1, 1944 |
| West, Thomas E. | April 25, 1941 | 1 | April 24, 1941 |
| Whatley, Enoch | February 28, 1943 | 1 | February 27, 1943 |
| Wheeler, J.P. | February 13, 1944 | 1 | February 11, 1944 |
| Wheeler, Juliet | December 6, 1945 | 6 | November 30, 1945 |
| Whitcomb, Florence | April 18, 1941 | 6 | April 16, 1941 |
| White, Charles Newton | August 19, 1943 | 1 | August 16, 1943 |
| White, Charles Winborne | January 15, 1942 | 8 | January 8, 1942 |
| White, Pvt. Guy E. | May 21, 1944 | 1 | February 16, 1944 |
| White, J.F. | June 1, 1941 | 8 | May 31, 1941 |
| White John A. | December 19, 1943 | 10 | December 16, 1943 |
| White, Robert | September 26,1941 | 1 | September 25, 1941 |
| White, Sgt. Wallace H. | April 8, 1945 | 3 | March 3, 1945 |
| Whitehead, Ernest B. | July 16, 1944 | 1 | July 13, 1944 |
| Whitehead, Joe C. | August 5, 1943 | 1 | August 2, 1943 |
| Whitehead, Roy H. | November 19, 1944 | 5 | November 18, 1944 |
| Whitehead, William C. | May 21, 1944 | 2 | May 17, 1944 |
| Wicker, Pvt. Henry Floyd | March 15, 1945 | 4 | February 20, 1945 |
| Wiles, Ernest A. | December 31, 1945 | 1 | December 20, 1945 |
| Wiles, Robert L. | May 24, 1945 | 8 | May 22, 1945 |
| Willett, Eliza Ray | November 26, 1945 | 1 | November 22, 1945 |
| Willett, Laura King | November 16, 1941 | 1 | November 11, 1941 |
| William, Franklin L. | April 2, 1942 | 1 | March 24, 1942 |
| Williams, Alfred A. | July 9, 1942 | 4 | July 5, 1942 |
| Williams, Anna Jane | September 10,1942 | 1 | September 9, 1942 |
| Williams, B.F. | June 13, 1943 | 8 | June 3, 1943 |
| Williams, Sgt. Carl Ray | April 1, 1945 | 1 | March 10, 1945 |
| Williams, E. Pat | December 10, 1944 | 10 | December 6, 1944 |
| Williams, Frank R. | February 19, 1941 | 8 | Not Given |
| Williams, G.B. | June 30, 1940 | 7 | June 27, 1940 |
| Williams, G.T. | October 26, 1944 | 1 | October 22, 1944 |
| Williams, James Wilburn | September 15,1940 | 1 | September 9, 1940 |
| Williams, Sgt. J.D. | April 9, 1944 | 1 | Not Given |
| Williams, Lena | April 25, 1943 | 3 | April 23, 1943 |
| Williams, Lloyd N. | April 1, 1945 | 7 | March 29, 1945 |
| Williams, Lorena Rains | November 19, 1944 | 4 | November 17, 1944 |
| Williams, Mrs. Lucy Jane | May 13, 1943 | 2 | May 11, 1943 |
| Williams, Martha Delana | September 20,1940 | 1 | September 18, 1940 |
| Williams, Robert Avery | January 7, 1942 | 6 | January 3, 1942 |
| Williams, Ruby | December 10, 1944 | 8 | December 7, 1944 |
| Williams, Thomas David | March 14, 1941 | 1 | Illegible |
| Williams, Thomas Hudson | March 11, 1943 | 8 | March 7, 1943 |
| Williams, William A. | April 6, 1944 | 1 | April 4, 1944 |
| Williamson, Brenda Joyce | April 30, 1941 | 1 | April 26, 1941 |
| Williamson, Mrs. Caroline | January 31, 1943 | 1 | January 29, 1943 |
| Williamson, James Walker | December 9, 1943 | 1 | December 6, 1943 |
| Williamson, Jessie Lee | August 16, 1945 | 1 | August 15, 1945 |
| Williamson, Levi Jackson | July 12, 1942 | 6 | July 9, 1942 |
| Williamson, Mary | May 6, 1943 | 4 | May 4, 1943 |
| Williamson, Thomas W. | April 25, 1943 | 1 | April 24, 1943 |
| Williamson, W.A. | August 20, 1941 | 1 | August 17, 1941 |
| Williamson, William O. | May 7, 1944 | 1 | May 2, 1944 |
| Wilson, A.P. | July 9, 1942 | 2 | July 7, 1942 |
| Wilson, Arch | November 18, 1943 | 1 | November 15, 194 |
| Wilson, Beatrice C. | June 28, 1940 | 8 | June 26, 1940 |
| Wilson, Lena Pugh | February 10, 1944 | 1 | February 7, 1944 |
| Wilson, Martha M. Cranford | January 14, 1943 | 1 | January 13, 1943 |
| Wilson, Mary Serenda Ridge | May 13, 1943 | 1 | May 9, 1943 |
| Wilson, Mattie | May 11, 1944 | 7 | May 6, 1944 |
| Wilson, Mrs. O.G. | November 12, 1944 | 1 | November 10, 1944 |
| Wilson, Oscar E. | June 1, 1941 | 1 | May 30, 1941 |
| Wimpy, Myda Belle | September 13,1945 | 1 | September 9, 1945 |
| Winningham, James Reece | May 2, 1941 | 1 | April 27, 1941 |
| Winslow, Corina Lewis | November 12, 1945 | 4 | November 10, 1945 |
| Winslow, Maggie Jane | May 7, 1941 | 1 | May 4, 1941 |
| Wolff, Ada | February 20, 1944 | 6 | November 11, 1944 |
| Wolff, Dennis R. | March 26, 1941 | 6 | March 23, 1941 |
| Womble, Emma Lane | December 10, 1942 | 3 | December 8, 1942 |
| Wood, Burnice Dickinson | December 31, 1944 | 2 | December 29, 1944 |
| Wood, Mrs. E.B. | December 20, 1945 | 1 | December 19, 1945 |
| Wood, Eugenia Badgett | September 7, 1941 | 8 | August 3, 1941 |
| Wood, Jennie Royals | January 22, 1942 | 1 | January 20, 1942 |
| Wood, Mary Chamness | January 27, 1944 | 1 | January 24, 1944 |
| Wood, Mrs. Van | April 22, 1945 | 9 | April 18, 1945 |
| Wood, William E. | October 31, 1941 | 1 | October 28, 1941 |
| Woodell, Alson A. | July 16, 1944 | 1 | July 13, 1944 |
| Woodell, Lillian Alberta | April 6, 1941 | 1 | April 4, 1941 |
| Woodell, Margaret | July 26, 1942 | 1 | July 24, 1942 |
| Woodrow, Dorothy Jane | May 27, 1943 | 1 | May 24, 1943 |
| Woods, Henry McKee | December 9, 1943 | 1 | December 2, 1943 |
| Workman, H. Edd | October 11, 1942 | 1 | October 8, 1942 |
| Wrape, Mrs. H.S. | December 20, 1942 | 6 | December 11, 1942 |
| Wrape, Sammy Willis | October 29, 1944 | 2 | October 28, 1944 |
| Wright, Alfred Clayston | December 10, 1942 | 7 | November 23, 1942 |
| Wright, Annie Farlow | June 13, 1943 | 1 | June 12, 1943 |
| Wright, Sarah Lowe | January 30, 1944 | 6 | January 26, 1944 |
| Wright, Dessie | May 17, 1940 | 1 | May 14, 1940 |
| Wright, Dewitt T. | August 27, 1941 | 1 | August 26, 1941 |
| Wright, Eugenia E. | February 21, 1941 | 6 | February 18, 1941 |
| Wright, Frank M. | January 14, 1943 | 1 | January 9, 1943 |
| Wright, Mrs. Gaither | July 2, 1944 | 1 | June 27, 1944 |
| Wright, James Lee | February 2, 1940 | 6 | February 1, 1940 |
| Wright, Lewis Henry | February 22, 1945 | 12 | January 31, 1945 |
| Wright, L. Henry | February 4, 1945 | 8 | January 31, 1945 |
| Wright, Luna Gertrude | May 17, 1942 | 6 | May 14, 1942 |
| Wright, Peter Ashley | May 19, 1940 | 8 | May 17, 1940 |
| Wright, Rachel | December 3, 1941 | 1 | November 30, 1941 |
| Wyatt, Stanley Lee | February 18, 1943 | 6 | February 14, 1943 |
| Wyrick, Lt. Bradley Comer Jr. | January 21, 1945 | 1 | October 15, 1944 |
| Yapar, Lucille Harris | May 18, 1944 | 1 | May 16, 1944 |
| Yarborough, Melinda | October 2, 1940 | 1 | September 30, 1940 |
| Yates, Cora Trotter | March 9, 1944 | 4 | March 6, 1944 |
| Yates, Dora Elizabeth | January 15, 1941 | 1 | January 14, 1941 |
| Yates, Martin Luther | November 9, 1944 | 1 | November 6, 1944 |
| Yates, Nora Trotter | April 16, 1944 | 2 | March 6, 1944 |
| Yates, Ruby Canoy | February 11, 1945 | 1 | February 10, 1945 |
| Yates, Sirona | January 21, 1940 | 1 | January 19, 1940 |
| Yates, William Harrison | August 27, 1944 | 3 | August 23, 1944 |
| York, Aaron | July 18, 1943 | 5 | July 16, 1943 |
| York, Ann | January 24, 1941 | 1 | January 22, 1941 |
| York, Charles Wesley | December 16, 1943 | 1 | December 14, 1943 |
| York, Clara Faye | December 23, 1943 | 2 | December 19, 1943 |
| York, Clarkston | February 28, 1943 | 6 | February 27, 1943 |
| York, Culbertson | July 11, 1941 | 1 | July 10, 1941 |
| York, Emma Florence | April 15, 1943 | 1 | April 12, 1943 |
| York, Fannie E. | March 18, 1943 | 1 | March 18, 1943 |
| York, George Winfred | August 23, 1942 | 1 | August 17, 1942 |
| York, Pfc. James E. | June 7, 1945 | 1 | May 4, 1945 |
| York, James Herbert | June 9, 1940 | 3 | May 6, 1940 |
| York, Pfc. John Elvin | April 12, 1945 | 1 | November 11, 1945 |
| York, John L. | April 18, 1941 | 4 | April 15, 1941 |
| York, John Thomas | June 21, 1942 | 6 | June 20, 1942 |
| York, John W. | March 14, 1943 | 8 | March 12, 1943 |
| York, Joseph Hiram | February 21, 1941 | 6 | February 19, 1941 |
| York, Louisa Carolina | January 6, 1944 | 1 | January 5, 1944 |
| York, Maggie | May 13, 1943 | 1 | May 9, 1943 |
| York, Mary | June 11, 1941 | 1 | June 8, 1941 |
| York, Martha Ellen Voncannon | February 13, 1944 | 4 | February 10, 1944 |
| York, Mary Jane Andrews | February 11, 1945 | 1 | February 9, 1945 |
| York, Matitia | December 11, 1940 | 3 | December 8, 1940 |
| York, Ora Cassady | January 25, 1945 | 4 | January 22, 1945 |
| Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Paul York | March 25, 1943 | 1 | March 24, 1943 |
| York, Rebecca Ringstaff | July 24, 1940 | 6 | Not Given |
| York, Thomas | December 14, 1941 | 1 | December 11, 1941 |
| York, Winifred Seth | October 28, 1943 | 9 | October 24, 1943 |
| Young, Isaac Jones | May 24, 1940 | 5 | May 22, 1940 |
| Young, John W. | December 23, 1943 | 2 | December 18, 1943 |
| Young, Lila Seward | September 15,1940 | 8 | September 12, 1940 |
| Young, Maggie E. | July 4, 1941 | 6 | July 1, 1941 |
| Young, Mrs. T.H. | January 28, 1945 | 1 | January 25, 1945 |
| Younts, Mattie Mae | July 29, 1945 | 1 | July 25, 1945 |
| Younts, Pearl Fuller | October 23, 1940 | 8 | October 22, 1940 |
| Yow, Cynthia | August 3, 1941 | 4 | August 2, 1941 |
| Yow, Effa Lena | June 25, 1942 | 1 | June 24, 1942 |
| Yow, Elisha Randolph "Dolph" | August 18, 1940 | 1 | August 17, 1940 |
| Yow, Geneva | February 9, 1941 | 1 | February 7, 1941 |
| Daughter of George Allan Yow | November 6, 1940 | 3 | July 27, 1940 |
| Yow, Etta Lena | June 25, 1942 | 1 | June 24, 1942 |
| Yow, Francena | November 19, 1942 | 6 | November 15, 1942 |
| Yow, George William | January 15, 1942 | 1 | January 14, 1942 |
| Yow, J.L. | November 19, 1941 | 1 | November 17, 1941 |
| Yow, Lela Jane | June 6, 1943 | 7 | June 3, 1943 |
| Yow, Myrtle Cross | February 4, 1943 | 4 | February 3, 1943 |
| Yow, Romella Ellen Cox | January 8, 1941 | 1 | January 5, 1941 |
| Yow, Reubin Spinks | November 4, 1943 | 1 | November 2, 1943 |
| Ziglar, James N. | April 1, 1943 | 1 | March 29, 1943 |