Franklin Warner Draper III

Franklin Warner Draper, III of Centreville died peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 15, 2002. He was 74. Born in Washington, DC on August 18, 1927, he was the son of the late Franklin Warner Draper, Jr. and Ruth Ann Willis Draper. He was raised in Centreville, MD where he later graduated from Centreville High School in 1944. He entered the University of Maryland and interrupted his studies to join the U.S. Navy from 1945 – 1946. Following his release from active duty he returned to the University of Maryland and later receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from Washington College, Chestertown, MD. He received his Masters Degree in Education Administration from George Washington University in Washington, DC. Along with his brother, Mr. Draper opened Draper Brothers Liquors in Centreville, MD in 1954. In 1956 he married the former Katharine Mary Maybeck of Glen Rock, NJ. As an educator he taught for two years in Queen Anne County and for 36 years at Annapolis Sr. High School and was Chairman of Social Studies Dept. He retired in 1991. He was in addition an adjunct instructor at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD. Mr. Draper was a member of the Centreville Lions Club, and was a member of the Board of the Museum of the Eastern Shore. He was the Past President of the Queen Anne’s County Historical Society, a member of the Board of the Washington College Academy of Life Long Learning, past president of Queen Anne’s County Sportsmen’s Club, and member of Jeff Davis Post #18 of the American Legion. As a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church he served as licensed Lay Reader and past member of the vestry. He had served on the Diocesan Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton. In addition to his wife, Mr. Draper is survived by a son, Franklin Warner Draper, IV of Crofton; a brother, Thomas E. Draper of Centreville; four sisters, Ann Draper Tikiob of Rehoboth Beach, DE, Susan Draper Whaley of Queenstown, Julia Draper Corder of Annapolis and Jane Draper Everett of Dover, DE; three grandchildren, Elizabeth Hope Draper, Katharine Willis Draper and Caroline Blanche Draper, all of Crofton, MD. He was pre-deceased by a brother, John Willis Draper. Funeral services will be held on Friday January 18, 2002, 11:00 AM at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Centreville, MD. Family and Friends may call on Thursday January 17, 2002 between the hours of 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Mr. Drapers’ home on Bulle Rock Drive Centreville, MD. Internment will be at Chesterfield Cemetery directly following the funeral services on Friday. In lieu of flowers may be made to the Museum of the Eastern Shore Life P.O. Box 525 Centreville, MD 21617 and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church P.O. Box 278 Centreville, MD 21617. Arrangements are by Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Centreville.