Homegoing Services for Sister Dorothy Mallard, of 2804 Besito Ct., who passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009, will be held Saturday, February 28th, 2:00 p.m., at Mt. Moriah P.B. Church, 1225 N. Nebraska Ave., Elder Dr. Willie J. Williams, DDS, pastor/officiating. The interment will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Sister Mallard was born September 3, 1930 to the late Claudie Mae Roberts and the late Willie Clayton in Live Oak Florida. Her family moved to Saint Petersburg, Florida in 1940. She attended the schools of Pinellas County and graduated from Gibbs High School Class of 1949, and Buffalo Adult Vocational School. At an early age, she was converted and baptized and united with the second Bethel Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Elder Enoc Davis. In 1956, she moved with her family to Tampa, where she united with the Greater Mount Moriah P.B. Church under the pastorate of the late Elder N.L. Brown. She later moved her membership to Peace Progressive P.B. Church where the late Elder Joseph Jefferson served as pastor. After the passing of Elder Jefferson, she reunited with the Greater Mount Moriah P.B. Church. She was also a member of Church School class #9. She was joined in holy matrimony to Mr. Lenward Mallard in 1976, which preceded her in death. Sister Mallard was employed as a sales associate for 13 years at Belt Lindsey's Department store from where she retired in 1989. Precious memories will be forever cherished by her 2 daughters, Joyce Anderson and Linda Cotney; 3 sons, Benjamin Young, Gregory Richardson and wife, Margaret and James Richardson and wife, Kim; grandchildren, Len, Nikita, Jamil, Gregory, Jr., Alexis and Alexander; great-grandchildren, Dwayne, Lateshia, Len, Jr. and Jaquin all of Tampa, Florida; 3 aunts, Teresa Carter, Maggie Williams and Willow Roberinson of Daytona Beach, Florida; 2 cousins, Elder Leroy Atkins and wife, Louanna and Eula Weldon of Tampa, Florida; sister-in-law, Beatrice Williams of St. Petersburg, Florida; 2 god-daughters, Siberia Swain and Cerice Hawkins of Tampa, Florida; 1 god-son, James Robertson; devoted friends, Essie Reed, Deacon Clyde Allen and wife, Hattie, Teresa Washington, Lillian Williams, Willie and Mildred Williams, Betty Denson, Mother Alma Harold, Mother Mary Coaston, Ester Griffin, Flossie Weeks, Valritha Williams, Sol Davis, Deacon and Mother A. Russell, the Mount Moriah family, all of Tampa, Florida, Shirley Harris of Milledgeville, Georgia, Gibbs class of 1949; and a host of other sorrowing relatives and friends. Special thanks are extended to the New York Yankees. The remains will repose at Aikens Funeral Home on Friday (today), from 5-8 p.m. The funeral cortege will arrange from, 2804 Besito Ct. (Knollwood Manor Apts). Friends are asked to assemble at the church approximately 1:45 p.m. Saturday for the service.