Hunter Allen McDaniel

Hunter Allen McDaniel, 28 of Climax, NC went home to be with the Lord surrounded by his family on December 28th, 2025 after a long and courageous battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma (Cancer).

The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Friday, January 2, 2026 at the Southside Baptist Church, 1001 Greenhaven Drive, Greensboro, NC 27406.

Funeral service will be 1:00 PM Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Southside Baptist Church with burial to follow at Lakeview Memorial Park.

At the age of 12 Hunter fought his first battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma with great resilience and determination. He had aspired to play professional baseball until this time and then transferred his focus to playing video games on a competitive level by becoming the member of a four person team that traveled across the country and once to Niagara Falls, Canada to participate in tournaments against other teams. Hunter also changed his career focus to helping others by wanting to become a doctor, but quickly changing his choice wanting to be more hands on by being a nurse. After graduating from Southeast Guilford High School, he was accepted into East Carolina University and later into the Nursing program. After graduating, he applied to Brenner Children’s Hospital in hopes of becoming a nurse in the same department where he was once a patient and alongside the doctors who treated him. He was hired and entered the NICU department to begin gaining the experience and knowledge that would one day allow him to transfer into the Hematology/Oncology unit. In the short time he was able to work with the sick babies and their families, he loved the satisfaction of making a difference in their lives. Hunter began his second fight with Ewing’s Sarcoma in 2021 where he waged a very long and courageous battle to find a treatment that would again defeat the mean cruel disease that he had. After numerous treatments and a clinical trial, his body finally gave out. Hunter’s two sidekicks, his dogs Reese Cup and Wrigley (Wrigley Field) kept him entertained at home with love and play time. Hunter was full of life and had the ability to become friends with anyone and formed bonds with some great people from his gaming world and his professional world who loved him as much as his family. Hunter loved traveling to Disney World for vacation with his family. He would travel to New York to visit his gaming best friend Erich Heiseler and his family and to Texas to visit his college best friend Maddie Clark, both who loved Hunter very much. He also loved spending time with all his close friends at the beach or just hanging out when he was well and felt like getting out. Hunter was an avid Chicago Cubs Fan and loved going to their games. 

Hunter is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Daniel Leo Jordan; paternal grandmother, Mary Sue Edwards; paternal grandfather, Lawrence McDaniel; grandfather, Ronnie Edwards; and his sidekick, Reese Cup.

Hunter is survived by his mother, Lori McDaniel of the home; father, Jeffrey McDaniel (wife Kristina); maternal grandmother, Louise Jordan; grandmother, Sandy McDaniel; brothers, Jordan McDaniel (wife Shayna and daughters Emily, Serenity, Elianna, and Riley) and Braden McDaniel (wife Kayleigh and daughter Hadley); best friends, Maddie Clark and Erich Heiseler; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins; and sidekick, Wrigley.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Emily’s Kids Endowment Fund by making your check payable to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, note " Emily’s Kids Endowment Fund" on the memo line of your check and mail to:  Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Relations, P.O. Box 571021, Winston-Salem, NC  27157-1021 or by visiting http://giving.wakehealth.edu/givetobrenner, (please choose Emily’s Kids Endowment Fund).

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