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Mary Pickney
Mary “Fats” Lizzie (Cowell) Pinckney of Southampton died on May 12 in Center Moriches. She was 76.
She was born March 24, 1944 in Southampton to George Cowell and Lessie Brooks.
After attending school in Southampton, Ms. Pinckney moved to Florida and worked at John F. Kennedy Hospital in Atlantis, Florida.
In 1987, she returned home to New York, where she worked diligently in home care for over 35 years, her family recalled. Ms. Pinckney was known for her unwavering caring spirit and huge heart, they said.
Ms. Pinckney is survived by her two daughters Linda Pinckney and Kiesha Miller; four grandchildren, Danielle Pinckney-Richardson (Jamal Richardson), Corey Mims, Steffon Monroe and Kendall Gamble; three sisters, Stella Wright (Daniel Wright), Sylvia Wilson (Ulysses Wilson), Lessie Miller (Roger Miller); her long time friend Musette Cause; four great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Ms. Pinckney was predeceased by her son William Pinckney Jr.; two brothers, Alfred “Al” Cowell and George Brooks; and her sister Addie Bell Barnes.
A private graveside service was held at the Southampton Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton.
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