Stephen Lee Johnson

Stephen Lee Johnson Stephen Lee Johnson was born in Dayton, Ohio, on June 7, 1944. He departed this life on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.

He served two tours in Vietnam, and was honorably discharged from the United States Army with a Purple Heart. He retired from Buckingham Correctional Center after 25 years of dedicated service. He was a member of Union Baptist Church in Scottsville. He had a wonderful voice and loved to sing and play the guitar.

Stephen was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Lee and Louise Elizabeth Johnson; his brother, James "Jimmy" Monroe; and his granddaughter, Rakiya Ayanna-Nicole Coleman.

He leaves to cherish his memories a devoted wife, Sharon Odessa Johnson of Scottsville; four daughters, Sherry Johnson of Charlottesville, Stephanie Johnson of Owings Mill, Maryland, Sherlethia and Sherlonda Johnson, both of Scottsville; one son, Stephen "Rennie" Johnson of Scottsville; an aunt, Mildred Crenshaw of Palmyra; a father-in-law, Eugene Creasy of Palmyra; six sisters-in-law, Pearl Monroe of Dillwyn, Minnie Ebo of Palmyra, Dolores Thomas and her husband, Waverly, of Palmyra, Doris Morton of Bowie, Maryland, Karen Creasy of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and Janice Bradley of Richmond; six brothers-in-law, Joseph Creasy and his wife, Regina, of Falls Church, David Creasy and his wife, Hazel, of Palmyra, Carl Creasy of Bremo Bluff, James Creasy and his wife, Melinda, of Palmyra, William Creasy of Petersburg, and Robert Creasy and his wife, Doris, of Charlottesville; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, June 19, 2010, at New Fork Baptist Church in Palmyra, with Pastor Emanuel Harris officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Thacker Brothers Funeral Home in Scottsville is handling the arrangements.

Friends and family may share memories at www.thackerbrothers.com.



This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.