Larry Douglas Johnson Obituary
In loving memory of Larry Douglas Johnson of Raleigh, North Carolina, born in Clayton, North Carolina, who departed this world on October 28, 2025 at the age of 88. Larry leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his former wife Barbara Hamilton Johnson; his wife Joy Moore Johnson; his close friend Dee Humphrey; his stepson Clifton Edmond Stone; his parents, Douglas Johnson and Alva Hoggard Johnson; and his brothers, Dennis Haywood Johnson and Jimmy Nathaniel Johnson.
He is survived by: his children, Larry Maurice "Mo" Johnson of São Paulo, Brazil and Melanie Ann Johnson of Raleigh; his stepson Robert Fields Stone of Raleigh; his daughter-in-law Sarah Burris Stone (late Clifton E. Stone) of Cumming, Georgia; and his granddaughters, Ryan Olivia Stone of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Emma Mackenzie Stone of Columbia and Mia Barbara Johnson of Sarasota, Florida..
Later in life, he found joy and close companionship with friends he met at The Gateway restaurant in southeast Raleigh—a bond that endured long after the restaurant closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
