Leslie Craig Wilkerson
Died-9/11/26@ Sturgill Hospice House in Brooksville, FL After a Long battle with Cancer.
He was born on November 13-1953 in Clearwater, Fl, at Morton Plant Hospital.
His Parents were Imogene Jackson Wilkerson and Edward Olon Wilkerson
He was married to Betty Jean Hendrix Wilkerson
He attended Largo High School. His occupation was Block layer/brick layer for several builders in the Clearwater, Fl area, as well as Brooksville, Fl
He loved to be creative and when given a job that was a little unique, he made it work. He also liked restoring items he found “here and there” and making them useful again.
He loved the outdoors. Grilling good food, playing golf and fishing were at the top of his list. His favorite fishing place was Clearwater Bay where he played as a young boy.
He loved listening to music and spending time with grandchildren when they were young, teaching them about the outdoors and dancing, and playing various games. When Lesllie was growing up, he wanted to start a “Rock Band.”
He was artistic and liked to try his hand at painting and making greeting cards for family. For a man who liked to spend time alone, people never quite knew the talents he possessed.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Olon Wilkerson, his mother, Imogene Jakcson Wilkerson, his brother, Edward Forrest Wilkerson, Grandmother Cleone Chambliss and many aunts and uncles which were also a part of his life
He is survived by his wife, Betty and Sisters: Dorothy Lyons (JT) of Largo Fl, Kimberly Livingston (Steve) of Dallas Georgia and Karli Smith (Paul) of Dakota Dunes, South
Dakota.
His daughter Misty Weathersby and grandchildren Halle Bowers, Justice McDonald and Dcarlos Weathersby.
Daughter, Sunny Wilkerson with grandchildren Briana Smith, Aubrey West, and Aiden Pugh. All from Fort Walton Beach, FL
A small private service will be held by the family at a later time with scattering of ashes.
I will miss my brother, Leslie. I have happy memories that I will cherish always.I pray God’s peace will be with all his family and friends. Love you, Leslie!
Daddy you will be missed! Time is a thief and I wish we would have had more of it. I love you
I will miss you my brother. I remember my mother was expecting you and I was 9 or 10 years old. We lived a lot of years but not enough. You will be missed a lot. Can I have a lot of memories like some of the other family members. I’m sure they’re probably different from theirs but they’re just as important. Love you always.
I will miss you. You’re my younger brother that called me sis. Her mother had you when I was almost 10 years old. So I watched you grow up and in the early years we didn’t have a lot of time together when you were grown. But then the later years we did spend a lot of time together and we have a lot of memories from that. Love you always.
I remember so many times in our youth playing at Granny’s or Biggie’s house. Under the house hiding from Grandpa, having china berrie fights. Doing sleep overs, making ice cream from scratch that the grown ups had to churn when we had holidays. I will miss you Leslie. God Bless