Funeral services for Willard T. Hawk Wing, 66, of Lower Brule, SD will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2026 at the Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Lower Brule SD with burial in the Holy Name Episcopal Cemetery at Fort George, SD.  Wake services will be 7:00 p.m., Sunday at the Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Lower Brule, SD.

Anyone wishing to follow, the procession will leave the Funeral Home on Sunday at 12:00 noon.

Willard Tyler Hawk Wing

February 26, 1960 – March 2, 2026

Willard T. Hawk Wing was born to Sylvia  Pretty Sounding Flute and Levi Charles Hawk Wing in Pierre, SD on February 26, 1960.

Willard attended school at the Pierre Learning Center until the 8th grade, then to Washington High School in Sioux Falls and later attended  Haskell College in Kansas.

Willard joined the U.S.  Army National Guard until April of 1978 at which time he received an honorable discharge.

He worked for the Linton Company in Sioux Falls for a time.  He returned home to be with his family and he suffered a head injury and also had seizures, which prevented him from working.

Willard enjoyed spending time with his family and loved reading.  He was good at trivia and had a lot of knowledge from reading.  He enjoyed crosswords, playing cards and especially playing Yahtzee, which he played a lot with his buddy Richard Johnson and his sister-in-law Stella Flute.  He was close to his nieces and nephews and grandchildren.  Willard had no kids of his own.

Willard was kind to everyone and chatted with anyone he made contact with and was always very friendly.  He had a good heart and would give anyone his last dollar if they needed it.  He was very generous, and most of all he had a really good sense of humor, always making people laugh.

He left on his journey peacefully in his home on March 2, 2026, leaving his brother Floyd V. Hawk Wing /Stella Flute of Lower Brule, brother Stewert Hawk Wing of Sioux Falls, his nieces Erin Hawk Wing and children and Kathy Lynn Hawk Wing and children and his Nephews Justin Hawk Wing, Jordan Hawk Wing, Levi Hawk Wing and Jacob Hawk Wing.  Willard has 6 nieces and nephews he thought a lot of, 15 grandchildren, 1 great-grand child and many relatives and friends too numerous to mention.