Dr. Sharon Grey Johnson

Dr. Sharon Grey Johnson, husband of Catherine Knight Johnson was born in Hope Mills, NC to Samuel and Christine Johnson on December 1, 1946. He grew up in Elizabeth City and then moved to Jacksonville, FL as a child.

He went to Florida State University where he participated in the Army ROTC program. Sharon met the love of his life on a blind date and after graduating, married Catherine Knight on March 28, 1970. He served as an Army Officer in Okinawa, Japan for a year and a half. Following his time in Japan, he returned to the states and started working for Montgomery Ward. Then he earned his Master’s in Business Administration and Doctorate in Business Administration at Florida State University.

Sharon and Cathy moved to Florence, SC where he taught as an associate professor at Frances Marion University for 5 years. During that time, he was saved at the age of 33, at a 2nd Chapter of Acts concert which changed the course of his life and those around him for eternity.

Sharon and Cathy moved to Lorena, TX in 1981. He began teaching undergraduate level courses at Baylor University, eventually moving to teaching graduate and doctorate level courses. While in Texas, they had 3 children: Andrew, Arielle, and Abigail. At all three churches they attended, he enjoyed teaching Sunday School, singing in the choir and being a deacon. They helped start and served at a Crisis Pregnancy Center in Waco, TX. He published a book during that time, as well as conducting business management seminars across the country.

In 1993, Sharon and his family moved to Xenia, OH. He assumed the role of Chairman of the Business Department at Cedarville University. He was a member at Washington Heights Baptist Church as well as a Sunday School teacher and choir member. He was on the board and served at the Crisis Pregnancy Center in Xenia, OH and was a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer. During his tenure at Cedarville, he established the Master of Business Degree program, and also became the Founding Director of Institutional Research. Sharon was a board member and Founding Editor of the JBIB (Journal of Biblical Integration Business) for the CBFA (Christian Business Faculty Association). He also served as an adjunct professor at the Master’s and Doctorate level for Anderson University and the Master’s level for Taylor University.

Sharon, Cathy and Abigail moved to South Carolina in 2008 so Sharon could teach as a college professor at Charleston Southern University in their undergraduate and graduate level programs, as well as serving as the Director of Institution Research until he retired in the Fall of 2018. He was a Sunday School teacher at Crowfield Baptist Church and a member of the church choir.

He is proceeded in death by his parents Samuel and Christine Johnson, brothers: Samuel Johnson, Larry Johnson, Timothy Johnson, and Dennis Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Catherine Johnson of 54 years, his three children: Andrew Johnson (Anna) of Summerville, SC, Arielle Johnson of Jacksonville Beach, FL and Abigail Brice-Nash (Steven) of Summerville, SC, brother Roland Johnson (Vicky) of Callahan, FL, and two grandchildren: Adelyn Grey Johnson and Jessie Dallas Brice-Nash, as well as many in-laws, nieces and nephews, family and friends.

Sharon loved reading and playing with his grandchildren; Ady and Jessie, teaching God’s Word in Sunday School at church, writing, singing, telling jokes, and laughing with his family. He enjoyed walking the dog, doing morning devotions, and praying for his family, friends, and neighborhood. Sharon deeply loved his family, but most of all he loved and honored God with his life every day.

There will be a Celebration of Life Service held at Crowfield Baptist Church (Goose Creek, SC) on June 29, 2024. Receiving will begin at 2:45pm, and the service will be at 4:00pm, with a fellowship meal, open to all, following the service.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to your local or international missionary organization in Sharon’s name.