Hope Pilar Wilkinson

Hope Pilar Wilkinson, a devoted Jehovah’s Witness, Daughter, sister, and friend passed peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday December 1st, 2022. She was born to Celina and Timothy Wilkinson on June 28th, 1972, in Bradenton, FL.

Hope spent much time at East Bradenton Spanish Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses where she enjoyed preaching and singing. Aside from her time at Kingdom Hall, she enjoyed dancing, crossword puzzles, laughing, and being surrounded by her family and friends.

Survivors include her mother, Celina Wilkinson; Sisters, Wendy Santos (Richard Santos) and Tina Mares; Brothers, Eric Wilkinson (Brittany Wilkinson) and Mark Wilkinson (Averie Crutchfield). She is also survived by countless loving nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins that spent many of their favorite moments dancing with her. Hope is preceded in death by her father, Timothy Wilkinson.

Hope graduated from Southeast High School in 1992. She was baptized on April 15, 2018, as a Jehovah’s Witness at the Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Plant City, Florida where she loved singing Kingdom melodies and preaching door to door.

Hope spent her time doing crossword puzzles and watching Hallmark Channel all day long. Her robust smile and her love for dancing is what we loved about our sweet Hope. When her father passed, she also wrote him letters keeping up with the family news. Hope favorite saying was “Happy Family”.

Visitation Services will be held at Groover Funeral Home on December 8th from 5-8pm and burial will be December 9th at 11am. All are welcome to attend.