Mrs. Mary Louise Mallard

January 10, 1920 - December 21, 2017

Mary Louise Mallard, originally of Fort Worth, Texas, died peacefully December 21, 2017 after a joyful journey here on earth. She was born January 10, 1920 in Woodsboro, TX, the daughter of the late Harry and Bessie Cummins. She was the wife of the late Thurston Mallard, Air Force Lt. Colonel (retired) and pilot of Fort Worth. Mary was a 1942 graduate of Texas Women’s University, an Air Force wife for 22 years and a civilian for 37 years, a Weight Watcher lecturer for 10 years and a professional model for 15 years. She was married in Salt Lake City, UT during WW II and lived most of her life in Fort Worth. She was an attentive mother, accomplished seamstress; public speaker, devoted church member of John Knox Presbyterian Church; and an active supporter and pioneer of all the communities where she lived and worked. Mary was preceded in death by her daughters, Margaret Jane Slape and Susan Louise Grant and granddaughter, Aimee Wallis Buchanan. She is also preceded in death by her sisters, Margaret Thompson and Evelyn Nicol, and three brothers, Harry, Frank, and Dale Cummins. She is survived by her daughter Mary Joanne Wallis and husband Jim Wallis of Asheville, NC; her son, Steven Thurston Mallard and his wife Lynn Mallard of Hurst, TX; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren living in Texas, New Hampshire, and North Carolina. A memorial service for Mary Mallard will be held Friday, January 12, 2018 at 3:00 PM in the Brooks-Howell Chapel, 266, Merrimon Avenue. Parking is limited at Brooks-Howell; therefore, additional parking has been arranged at the back of Morris Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to WNC Birth Center, PO Box 58, Asheville, NC 28802.