Mary M. Mosely was born in Pahokee, Florida on April 07, 1973 to the late Simon P. Mosely and Annie Mildred Mosely.

Mary was raised in Belle Glade, Florida and educated in the Palm Beach County School District. Mary graduated from Glades Central Community High School with the class of 1992.

In March of 1993 Mary married Antonio Dukes Sr. this love and union produced three children Nini, Terra and PJ.

In 1997 she moved to Lake Worth, Florida Mary founded Dukes Family Childcare in 1998 in which she continued providing childcare services in 2004 after relocating to Fayetteville, Georgia. Mary attended Southern Crescent College. In November 2016 Mary returned back home to Belle Glade, Florida to care for her terminal ill mother. After her mother's death in 2017 Mary decided to stay home. She was employed at Hotshot as a weekend planner until her passing on Sunday, September 15, 2019.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Richard Mosely.

Mary leaves unforgettable memories with her husband Antonio Dukes Sr.; three loving children: Antwinique "Nini" Dukes, Anterria "Terra" Dukes, Antonio "PJ" Dukes Jr.; her precious grandaughter: Nora Delane Dukes; two sisters: Sheril Taylor (Fitzbert), Lava Bray (Roy); four brothers: Fern Mosely, Byron Jenkins, Simon Mosely Jr. (Tawanda), Eric Roker; three sister-in-laws: Jamie Corley, Nequita Corley-Hogan (James), Willisha Corley; one brother-in-law: Willie Corely and a host of godchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.