Willie Gathrel Hefner (April 11, 1930 – September 2, 2009), was an American radio personality and Democratic U.S.

Born in Elora, Tennessee, Hefner graduated from high school in Sardis, Alabama.

He attended the University of Alabama, and he became the president and owner of radio station WRKB in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

He was a member of the Harvesters Quartet, a group of gospel music singers based in North Carolina, from 1954 to 1967, and was a television performer on numerous North Carolina TV channels.

He served from October 2001 until November 2002 as the District One commissioner for Marshall County, Alabama.