PICTURED: Boy, 3, who died after being left in car for almost three hours in 90F heat after his grandmother forgot about him

• Kendrick Engram Jr, 3, was found by his uncle at the fast-food restaurant in Columbus on Sunday
• He had been left inside of the car for about 2 hours and 45 minutes
• The day's temperature high in the area was 96F and the lowest 90F
• Kendrick had spent most of the day with his three sisters and his grandmother 
• They were out and about all day before coming back home at 5:30 p.m.
• The grandmother didn't notice Kendrick was missing until three hours later, when her son - the boy's uncle - borrowed her car to go to Wendy's 

A Georgia boy died in a hot car at a Wendy's drive-thru after his grandmother had forgotten about him in the back seat.

Kendrick Engram Jr, three, was discovered by his uncle at the fast-food restaurant on Wynnton Road Sunday in Columbus after he had been left inside of the car for about 2 hours and 45 minutes, according to the Muscogee County Coroner's Office. 

He died of asphyxiation after being left in the car in the scorching heat; the day's highest temperature was 96F, the lowest 90F, the National Weather Service reported in its three-day history forecast. 

Kendrick spent most of Sunday out with relatives, including his three sisters and his grandmother, Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan told local news outlets. They returned home around 5:30 p.m.

'Everyone went in the house except the little boy,' Bryan said. 'The grandmother went into the bedroom, the other children went into the kitchen area to eat. Then the children were in and out, playing ... just like kids do.' 

It wasn't until roughly three hours later, at about 8:15 p.m., when the grandmother noticed Kendrick was missing, when she 'called out to the children and asked about a head count, and nobody knew where Kendrick was.'

Kendrick was found around 8:30 p.m., after his uncle - who had the vehicle the boy had been riding in earlier Sunday - was called by his mother to see if the child was with him. 

When he was at Wendy's, the grandmother called him to see if Kendrick was with him, according to Bryan. The boy's uncle initially denied the child's presence, but soon found him in the third-row seat of a Nissan SUV.

The toddler was pronounced dead around 9 p.m. that night. 

'Just be aware. Just be aware. If you're an adult, be responsible,' Bryan said. 'The children are innocent. They can't help themselves and when you have a child that puts the responsibility on you.' 

As of Tuesday, it remains unclear if the family will face charges for the three-year-old's death. A Go Fund Me page in the boy's honor was created on Tuesday, with a goal of $10,000 to pay for his funeral expenses. So far, only $50 have been given in donation. 

Kendrick was described in the fundraiser as 'energetic, loving, and full of life!' He is survived by two parents, Yolanda Thomas, his mother, and Kendrick Engram, his father, along with six siblings. 

DailyMail.com has contacted the Columbus Police Department in Georgia for comment. 

Kendrick is the seventh child in the United States to have died after being left in a hot car this year, and the second in Georgia, according to Safe Kids, which added that more than 100 children have died from being unattended in a hot car over the past two years.

Last week, Trace Means, five, perished in sweltering 100F heat in Houston, Texas, after his mother Amanda Means, 36, left him in the back of a Porsche SUV for two to three hours.

Detectives think she simply forgot Trace was still buckled into his car seat as she headed inside their $1.4 million Houston home to throw a birthday party for his eight-year-old sister.

By the time Amanda realized her mistake, the bubbly, blonde-haired youngster -pictured here for the first time in a series of heartbreaking family photos - had succumbed to suspected heat stroke.

The shell-shocked mom has not been charged, although the Harris County Sheriff's Office is still investigating.

DailyMail.com can reveal that Trace's parents are going through a divorce and he had spent Father's Day with his dad before being dropped home several hours before Monday's tragedy.