Wayne McAllister Sr.

Wayne McAllister Sr. obituary, Bridgeton, NJ

Wayne McAllister Sr.

Wayne McAllister Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Padgett Funeral Home - Upper Deerfield Township on May 16, 2025.

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Wayne McAllister, Sr. of Stow Creek Twp, passed away on Tuesday evening, May 13, 2025 at his home under the care of hospice and his family.
Born in Stow Creek Twp. to the late Lewis McAllister and Ruth Halter McAllister, he was the husband of Ida Vanaman McAllister. Wayne had lived in Stow Creek Twp. and Cohansey for most of his life.
Prior to retirement, Wayne had been employed in the shipping department of Mannington Mills in Salem for over 30 years. He had been previously employed at Owen's Illinois Glass Co. in Bridgeton. He was a member of Friesburg Lutheran Church. In his free time, Wayne enjoyed; hunting, antiquing especially for stoneware and pottery and watching western movies and TV shows. He was also a baseball fan who rooted for the Philadelphia Phillies and his favorite player of all time was Mickey Mantle.
He is survived by; his wife, Ida McAllister of Stow Creek Twp., two sons, Wayne McAllister and Kevin McAllister (Lori), both of Stow Creek Twp.; three siblings, Gary McAllister (Karen) of MD, Diane Lang (Carl) of Elmer and Debbie Marino (Salvie) of Shiloh; six grandchildren, Wayne McAllister III, Kristy McAllister-Coombs, Katie McAllister, Jennifer McAllister, Kevin McAllister, Jr, and Amber McAllister; his sister in law, Chris McAllister and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three siblings, Jean Johnson, Glendon "Shug" McAllister and Jeffery McAllister.
Memorial Services will be held at the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, 1107 State Highway 77, Upper Deerfield Twp. on Wednesday, May 21st at 2 PM. Friends will be received at the funeral home from 1 PM to 2 PM prior to the services. Written condolences can be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.padgettfuneralhomes.com.

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Timothy Gregory

May 23, 2025

Sorry for you loss. I had the pleasure of working with Wayne at Mannington Mills back in the eighty in shippping department. I still have fond memories of how he would say or do something that would make us laugh , he fun to be around . I know he will be missed God bless

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