Donald Neal Hawker Jr. Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Donald Neal Hawker Jr. (Danville, Virginia), who passed away on October 21, 2025, at the age of 77, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Jesse Gilmore Hawker, Sr. and Mamie Wood Hawker; his wife Marie Burgess Hawker; his granddaughter Alexis Nichol Hawker; and his siblings, Jesse G. Hawker, Jr. and Dawn Hawker Mitchell.
He is survived by: his children, Donald Neal Hawker, Jr. (Pamela) of Clayton, NC and Melissa Hawker Gammon (Greg) of Danville, VA; his brothers, John Samuel Hawker (Pauline) of Keeling, VA and Otis Spencer Hawker (Donna) of Cascade, VA; his grandson Zachary Gammon; and his great grandchildren, Mason Gammon and Silas Gammon.
Visitation will be held on Friday, October 24th 2025 from 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM at the Wrenn-Yeatts North Main Chapel (703 N Main St, Danville, VA 24540). A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 24th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the same location. A burial will be held on Friday, October 24th 2025 at the Floral Hills Memory Gardens (1665 South Boston Rd, Danville, VA 24540).
The family suggests that memorial donations can be made to Breakthrough T1D (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), P.O. Box 5042, Hagerstown, MD 21741, in honor of Mason Gammon.