Sarah Hill Watkins, 86, went home to be with the Lord and join her husband on September 8, 2020. She was born January 9, 1934 in Louisville, Kentucky. She is preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Gary F. Watkins, father, John J. Hill, mother, Corinne Hill, brother, Jeremiah Hill, sister, Harriet Young, and nephew, Clay Young. She is survived by her five children, Carol (Rick) Reinertsen, Gordon (Margaret) Watkins, Kay (Brian) Boyd, Gary (Sherree) Watkins, and John (Jill) Watkins; twelve grandchildren; Scott, Jennifer, Jeremy, Kristin, Robert, Sara, Amanda, Ginnie, Tyler, Kayleigh, Joseph, and Bryce; eleven great grandchildren; nieces, Cori and Dee; and nephews, Frank, Jeremiah, Joshua, Skip, Guy, Greg, and Mark.
Sarah attended Florida State University where she met Gary, the love of her life who would soon become her husband. They began their family in Detroit, Michigan then moved to Seminole, Florida. In their retirement years Gary and Sarah were summer residents of Cashiers, North Carolina.
Sarah is remembered for her warmth and kindness to all, love for the Lord, love for her husband, and love for her family.
Love for God and people led her to volunteering at the Pinellas County Pregnancy Center where she was instrumental in saving the lives of many babies.
Sarah was a Bible study teacher, Sunday school teacher, and spent many years actively involved as a speaker for the Stonecroft Ministries Christian Women’s Clubs.
Equally important as ministry to others was her role as a nurturing mother and grandmother.
She will be dearly missed but comfort is found knowing she is in the presence of the Lord, greeted with, “Well done thou good and faithful servant.”
Psalm 143:8-12
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Pinellas County Pregnancy Center (now called A Woman’s Place Medical Clinic): http://www.newlifesolutions.org
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