Hunter Preston McDaniel, 22, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Hunter will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, February 16, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Gene McDaniel, Michael Newsome, Preston Carter, Bubba Van, Hunter Parrish and Zach Coody will serve as pallbearers.
Born October 3, 1994 in Tift County, Hunter was the son of Joseph Lee McDaniel of Lake Park and Leianna McClearen Ishler of Biloxi, Mississippi. He worked as a deck hand for a charter boat and attended Tifton’s First Baptist Church. He loved to fish, hunt, play baseball, archery and Chevrolet trucks. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Marilyn McDaniel and his maternal grandfather, Billy McClearen.
In addition to his parents, Hunter is survived by his paternal grandfather, Jimmy “Buck” McDaniel of Tifton; his maternal grandmother, Barbara Sanders McClearen of Tifton; three brothers, Brent McDaniel of Milledgeville, Wilkes Webb of Tifton and Colby McDaniel of Sylvester; two sisters, Lexi Sutton of Lake Park and Annika Ishler of California; a special aunt, Brittany McClearen Varga; and a special nephew, William Michael Varga.