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Civil rights icon Maxine Smith will be laid to rest Saturday.

Smith passed away a week ago after a long illness.

The 83-year-old is remembered as a fighter for change in the city of Memphis.

Her work will be honored during a memorial service Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at Metropolitan Baptist Church on Walker Avenue.

You can watch the memorial on digital-stage.wreg.com