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Mary Duckett, a beloved community activist known as 'Mama Duckett,' died on November 16.

She was a 60-year resident and president of the Southernside Neighborhoods in Action in Greenville.

Duckett was a key figure in major community projects, including Unity Park and the creation of A.J. Whittenburg Elementary.

She successfully advocated for a new pedestrian bridge on Hampton Avenue and fought against the widening of Pete Hollis Boulevard.

A mother figure and community activist, Mary Duckett, a 60-year resident of Southernside, died on Nov. 16.

Rep. Chandra Dillard confirmed her death with Duckett's pastor on Sunday evening.

Lovingly known as "Mama Duckett," the Enoree-native moved to the Southernside neighborhood as a child and remained a part of the close-knit

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