Dorothy "Dot" Amanda Mallory

Dorothy Amanda "Dot" Mallory, 105, of La Grande, died April 12 at a local care center in La Grande. Her memorial service will begin at 3 p.m. April 28 at Trinity Baptist Church in La Grande. Burial will be at Island City Cemetery.

She was born April 28, 1905, to Benjamin and Letitia (Owen) Mallory at Bartlett. She was the 10th of 11 children.

Dot never married. She has lived in seven states and spent her last 25 years in Elgin and La Grande. Over the years, she has taken care of many family members and has many "adopted" children.

She was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Gem Club, Great Decisions, a music society and home Extension.

Those who knew her say, "she loved her Lord," and taught children's Sunday school for many years. She loved to walk and said she owed her long life to walking and never getting in a hurry.

Dot was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Oscar, Clay, Owen, Frank, Buck and Lee Mallory; and her sisters, Lila Brewer, Leona Poor and Edrie Lyon.

She is survived by many nieces and nephews and other relatives.

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