Donna Hurley Williams, 73, of Saluda, passed away peacefully at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
Donna was a veterinarian assistant for Saluda Veterinary Clinic for 51 years and worked for Nick’s Restaurant for 27 years. She spent most of her adult life loving, raising and breeding her beloved show dogs.
Donna is preceded in death by her parents, Walter Boyd Hurley and Patricia Quick Knapp; her brother, Walter B. Hurley Jr.; and her nephew, Derek Bristow.
She is survived by her husband, Dennis R. Williams; her sisters, Susan Hurley Fowler (Marvin) and Lisa Hurley Foster (Wayne). She had three stepchildren, including one very special stepdaughter, Jennifer Jordan; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Donna was a loving soul whose warmth will be missed every day.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 at Faulkner Funeral Home, Bristow-Faulkner Chapel, Saluda. A funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. immediately following the visitation. Interment will be private in the family cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the following organizations: Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, P.O. Box 385, Gloucester, VA 23061, Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1417, Gloucester, VA 23061 or Saluda Baptist Church, P.O. Box 452, Saluda, VA 23149.
Faulkner Funeral Homes, Bristow-Faulkner Chapel, Saluda is assisting the family.
