Leo Alexander Jr., 63, of Muscatine, died July 29, 2009, at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Memorial service will be 4 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2009, at the New Jerusalem Full Gospel Church, 512 E. 7th St. A time of fellowship was from 2 to 3 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2009, at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established at the funeral home in memory of Leo.

Leo was the eldest of three sons, born to Leo Alexander Sr. and Dorothy MacIntosh Alexander. He was born on June 28, 1946, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was blessed with a wonderful singing voice and enjoyed performing as a choir soloist and in local karaoke contests.

You could often find him livening up Mad Marvs on the weekends. Mad Marv and he sustained a life-long friendship. Reportedly, he was nick-named ‘Sonny’ for his sunny bright smile as a baby by an unknown teenage later to be known as “The King,” Elvis Aaron Presley.

He was a creative man, whose talents included arts and crafts, photography, designing and constructing custom furniture, and creating puzzles and games. In the mid-1970s, he created a game similar to Muscatine monopoly that many friends and family enjoyed playing. Being a humble man, he did not copyright the game and a few years later, Muscatine monopoly was found on local retail shelves. He was an avid fisherman that loved channel catfish and bullheads. He was an excellent cook and known for his baking skills.

He served his country in the United States Army and while stationed in Fort Smith Arkansas, he met, fell in love and married Quinzola-Queenie-Phillips Davis. Together, they raised four children, The Rev. Jacqueline (Min. Ricky) Alexander McCoy of Muscatine, Evangelist LaCretsia Alexander (Elder Kenny) Parrow of Columbia, Mo., Matthew Alexander of Cedar Rapids, and Angelia Alexander (Eugene) Lilly of Iowa City.

He worked as a longshoreman for Continental Grain and loved the river. Sonny was a family man that often hosted large family gatherings.

He leaves to carry on the family legacy his mother, Dorothy Alexander; brothers, Teddy and Bobby Alexander; grandchildren, Andrew, Meagan, Rickeya, Rachel, and Ronnie McCoy; Keenan and LaShonna Alexander and Christopher Addison; Maya Alexander; Logan, Shaness and Bryanna Lilly and one great-grandchild to be, baby (Keenan) Alexander.

There are a host of other stepsiblings, sisters and brothers-in-law, family and friends and the two woman that shared his life, The Rev. Queenie Ashford in his early life and Ms. Catherine Hooker, who has been his close friend for the last 24 years.

He was preceded in death by his father, Leo Sr.