June Kay Campbell

June Elizabeth Kay Campbell (August 19, 1925 – August 19, 2004) was an American civil rights activist and administrative secretary.

Early life June Elizabeth Kay Campbell was born on August 19, 1925, in Wilmington, North Carolina, the seventh child of Dr. John Walcott Kay and Willie Otey Kay. Educated in Raleigh Public Schools, she graduated from Washington Graded and High School in 1944. She later attended classes at Shaw University and North Carolina State University. She married Ralph Campbell Sr. on January 1, 1946. They had four children: Ralph Jr., Mildred, Bill, and Eddie.

Career and activism Campbell worked as an administrative secretary at Saint Augustine's College. June took Bill to the Murphey School on his first day of classes on September 7, 1960. Bill was later elected Mayor of Atlanta, while Ralph Jr. was elected Auditor of North Carolina. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March 2004 and died due to complications stemming from the disease on August 19. The Campbells' oval table was later acquired by the North Carolina Museum of History, and in 2005 June and her husband were inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame. Saint Augustine's College named an annual woman's leadership conference in her honor. The North Carolina General Assembly commended her for her work.