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Drayton Talmadge “Tally” Wannamaker Jr.

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Birth	:	17 Mar 1921
Death	:	23 Jun 2011
Burial	:	Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate	:	33.5091960, -80.8764980
Description	:	Drayton Talmadge "Tally" Wannamaker, Jr., 90, Orangeburg died Thursday, June 23, 2011. Mr. Wannamaker was born on March 17, 1921 in Orangeburg, S.C. to the late Drayton T. and Evelina Dempsey Wannamaker. He graduated Orangeburg High School and attended Flight School at the University of South Carolina and Chapel Hill, N.C. He was a Flight Instructor at Hawthorne School of Aeronautics instructing American and French cadets to fly from 1942-1945. Mr. Wannamaker was married to his wife, Eris McKenzie in 1944. He was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church for approximately 80 years, where he served as a... Read More	Drayton Talmadge "Tally" Wannamaker, Jr., 90, Orangeburg died Thursday, June 23, 2011. Mr. Wannamaker was born on March 17, 1921 in Orangeburg, S.C. to the late Drayton T. and Evelina Dempsey Wannamaker. He graduated Orangeburg High School and attended Flight School at the University of South Carolina and Chapel Hill, N.C. He was a Flight Instructor at Hawthorne School of Aeronautics instructing American and French cadets to fly from 1942-1945. Mr. Wannamaker was married to his wife, Eris McKenzie in 1944. He was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church for approximately 80 years, where he served as a former Sunday School teacher and a deacon for many years and a member of the Couples Sunday School class. He was also a lifetime member of Shibboleth Lodge #28. Mr. Wannamaker was owner and operator of D.T. Wannamaker Battery Company, Inc. for many years until retirement. He was a wonderful and loving husband and father of three children. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Eris McKenzie Wannamaker; 2 sons, Drayton T. "Buddy" Wannamaker (Patricia) of Saluda, and William E. "Bill" Wannamaker (Andree) of Columbia; a daughter, Evelyn Dianne Braswell (Al) of Statesboro, GA; 6 grandchildren, Jamie Griffith, Dray Wannamaker, Kelly W. Murphy, Kristi W. Cannon, Jeff Braswell, and Gregg Braswell; 7 great-grandchildren, Charlie, Jonathan, and Kris Griffith, McKenzie and Drayton Wannamaker, and Elliott and Charlie Murphy; a nephew, Dewitt H. Wannamaker, Jr. of Dawsonville, Georgia. He was predeceased by two brothers, Robert Elliott and Dewitt H. Wannamaker, Sr. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, June 26, 2011, at the First Baptist Church, with Dr. Cary Hilliard officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons and grandsons in law, Dray Wannamaker, Pat Griffith, Jeff Braswell, Gregg Braswell, Ed Murphy and Spencer Cannon. Honorary Pallbearers will be the deacons, former deacons and members of the Couples Class of the First Baptist Church.

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Drayton Talmadge “Tally” Wannamaker Jr.'s memorial is located at: Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA.
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Latitude: 33.5091960
Longitude: -80.8764980

Family Members:

Parent

Drayton Talmadge Wannamaker

(1894 - 1972)

Evelina Nadene Dempsey Wannamaker

(1899 - 1978)

Spouse

Eris McKenzie Wannamaker

(1924 - 2020)

Siblings

Dewitt Henry Wannamaker

(1916 - 1999)

Robert Elliott Wannamaker

(1917 - 1918)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Memorial Park Cemetery
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.5091960, -80.8764980

2. Rickenbacker Old Burial Ground
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.5111550, -80.8764080

3. Sunnyside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.4977989, -80.8672028

4. Pioneer Graveyard
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Coordinate: 33.4924550, -80.8680200

5. Orangeburg Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.4895730, -80.8712000

6. Episcopal Cemetery
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.4978010, -80.8564290

7. Presbyterian Cemetery
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.4921466, -80.8620733

8. Gethsemane Church of God Cemetery
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.4892250, -80.8685070

9. First Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.4893990, -80.8630981

10. Church of the Redeemer Columbarium
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Coordinate: 33.4920613, -80.8580053

11. Nazareth United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.5277060, -80.8583830

12. Ridgewood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.5278531, -80.8583097

13. Dickson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.4933860, -80.8479670

14. Salley Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.4812300, -80.8636700

15. Pilgrim Glorious Church Cemetery
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.5047650, -80.8382100

16. Mount Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.5344009, -80.9021988

17. Moses Temple Church Cemetery
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.5405480, -80.9085170

18. House of Prayer for All People Cemetery
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.4956050, -80.9318490

19. North Orangeburg UMC Cemetery
Jamison, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.5365680, -80.8233760

20. Belleville Memorial Gardens
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.5278015, -80.8127975

21. Garden of Prayer Church Cemetery
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.5106670, -80.8075880

22. Saint Stephen United Methodist Church Cemetery
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.5516290, -80.9244550

23. Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.5035960, -80.8062490

24. O'Cain-Dantzler Family Cemetery
Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate: 33.5589000, -80.8385170