EMERALD ISLE – Aaron Gerald Johnson, age 83, formerly of the Raleigh area, passed away on Wednesday March 24, 2021 at Carteret Healthcare in Morehead City.
Services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, March 29, 2021 in the chapel at McLaurin Funeral Home in Clayton, NC. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
He was born March 12, 1938 in Four Oaks, NC to the late Aaron T. Johnson and the late Thurlene West Johnson. Gerald worked for 31 years with College Park R.V. in sales and management and was the owner of Johnson’s Motorhome Rentals.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Linwood Johnson and Danny Johnson.
He is survived by his high school sweetheart, Sue Moore Johnson, whom he was married to for 61 years; two daughters, Kimberly Reynolds (Rob) and Leigh Ann Johnson (Mark); two grandchildren, Tyler Coats (Jamie) and Madison Lane; brother and sister, Ronnie Johnson (Linda Sue) and Betty Sue Stephenson; and several nephews, nieces and cousins.
Online condolences may be made to the family at: www.mclaurinatpinecrest.com.
Memorials may be made in Gerald’s memory to: Emerald Isle Baptist Church, 304 Emerald Plantation Road, Emerald Isle, NC 28594 or the Emerald Isle EMS, 7500 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, NC 28594.
McLaurin Funeral Home in Clayton is honored to be assisting the Johnson family.
