June Patricia "Miss June" Alexander

June Patricia Alexander "Miss June"

May 5, 1960 - September 28, 2022

On September 28, 2022, beloved friend and community member June Patricia Alexander crossed over to the other side. 

June was born on May 6, 1960 and grew up in the small town of Camp Hill, Alabama. She studied art at the University of Montevallo and the University of Alabama in both Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. She served her community working in a rural medical clinic, and later as a middle school art teacher. June relocated to Cincinnati in her 40s, making her home in the neighborhood of Over-the-Rhine. Lovingly known by many as “Miss June,” she served unwaveringly as an anchor of community, a wise elder, and a powerful freedom fighter.

Miss June was a woman of countless talents– a highly skilled artist, a brilliant scholar, a student of piano, and a breathtaking writer. She embodied Southern hospitality in her warmth, her openness, and her affectionate way of addressing us all as “baby.” Miss June was profoundly spiritual; she possessed an other-worldly kind of wisdom and intuition. She was a lifelong learner and educator, seeking and freely sharing her wide-ranging knowledge. She was hilarious, irreverent, and truly joyful. She loved children, good food, music, and Christmas. Perhaps most of all, Miss June exemplified compassion and a fierce commitment to human dignity in a world too often hostile and oppressive. Born to a legacy of struggle for civil rights, Miss June wholeheartedly embraced her role as a justice-seeker, fighting for affordable housing, proper health care, quality education, racial justice, access to the arts, and so much more. She will not only be missed, she will remain a guiding light for those who continue her work, and she will live on in the social movements that bend history towards justice.

A celebration of June’s life will be held on Saturday, November 5th at Peaslee Neighborhood Center in Over-the-Rhine,  215 E 14th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. There will be a program from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, followed by food and community celebration until 3:00 pm.

Those wishing to make a gift in June’s honor can make donations to two community organizations very close to June’s heart: Peaslee Neighborhood Center and the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition.

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Walker Funeral Home is honored to serve the Alexander family.  Please call 513.251.6200 or visit www.HerbWalker.com for additional information. 

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