Homegoing Celebration for Mother Martha Elizabeth Moses Shepherd of Tampa, who passed away on Friday July 13, 2012, will be held Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 2:00 p.m., at Beulah Baptist Church, 1006 W. Cypress Street., Tampa, FL, with Rev. Dr. Favorite, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery. A time to be born ... Mother Martha Shepherd was born on Aug13, 1935 in Davenport, Florida to the late Henry and Rosa Lee Moses. A time to live and serve... Martha attended school in Davenport and Haines City, FL graduating from Oakland High School in 1953. She attended Florida Normal Agriculture College in St. Augustine, FL. She confessed Christ as her Lord and Savior and was baptized at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Davenport, FL. She was united in marriage to the late Lester Shepherd on April 1, 1958.To that union, six children were born. They moved to Tampa, FL in 1959, where she united with the Beulah Baptist Institutional Church, under the pastorate of the late Rev. Davis. She remained a faithful, committed member until she was called home to be with the Lord. She was employed at the church as an afterschool day care director. She was preceded in death by, husband, Lester Shepherd; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, Sr. (Rosa Lee) Moses; grandmother, Martha Hamilton; sisters, Minnie Bell Celestine, Oradella Hawkins and Elise Gunn; brothers, Henry Moses, Jr., Gilbert Moses and Zernie Moses; daughter, Anna Marie Shepherd and devoted niece, Betty Jean Lewis. A time to cherish precious memories; She leaves behind to cherish memories of her a loving daughter, Anita Shepherd; four sons, Robert Pitts of Winter Haven, Kenneth, Kalvin and Kirk Shepherd; grandchildren, Camila (Andrew) Vickers, Angel (Willie) White, Antoine, April, Kenneth II, Marquita Sierra, Kenneth III and Keyshon Shepherd, Shaquille Andrew and Malik, DaQuan Wilson; adopted grandchild, Morgan Johnson (Tangela); great grandchildren, Wyana, Aubreana White, E'montre, E'mauri, E'quaves and Demontae, Shepherd, and De'Mariayah Bruce; loving and devoted nieces, Edith Shepherd, Melzina (Brooks) Scott, Mona Hawkins (Boston), Alberta Mahogany (Haines City), Carolyn Paulette Walls, Deborah (Jessie) Joiner (Winter Haven), Jacqueline (Michael) Moses, Josephine Gunn, Joyce Gunn, Janie Long Daisy (Patty) Lee (Orlando), Stephanie, Pamela, Melanie (Tony) Tasha, Dennis (Haines City, Winter Haven), Kevia Dennis, Charisse Shepherd, Tampa, Barbara (Missy) Lewis, Jo Ann Lewis, (Dayton, OH), Danielle (William) McClain (Chicago), Zoe Moses (Davenport), Janice, Kelli, Marian, Sheila (CA and New York); nephews, Robert (Glenda) Lewis, Curtis Moore, Jr., Damon (Bud), Marvin Moore, Patrick (Shanda) Williams, Bruce, Barry Moses , Jemar Dennis and Mark Hawkins, Boston; sisters-in-law, Caretha Larry (Alabama), Mary Elizabeth Shepherd (Davenport) and Ginger Shepherd (Houston, Texas); brothers-in-law, Nathaniel (Carolyn) Shepherd (Davenport), devoted cousin, Mary Alice Satchell; other cousins, nieces, friends too numerous to mention, old central park village neighbors, the Covington Family, The Church Family of Beulah Baptist, (The Golden Girls), The Mothers Board, The 2nd Saturday Prayer Group, Delores Hardy President. She was known to all by her humbling spirit, her love of life and her caring for all humanity. Her smile was so infectious; it dripped like honey from the honeycomb. She embraced life everyday with joy, with love, with humility and with gratefulness. She lived a life that was an example for all of us to follow. She trusted God knowing that all of her help came from him. We loved her and we are going to miss her. If we follow the paths she trod, we will see her again. O for a closer walk with God, a calm and heavenly frame, a light to shine upon the road that leads us to the Lamb! Rest in Peace. The viewing will be held at Aikens funeral home Friday, July 20th from 5 to 8 pm. The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday for the service.