Gregory Stephen Johnson, 27, of Laurel, Mississippi, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was born Tuesday, July 2, 1996, in Laurel.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023, from 10 am until 11 am at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 4593 Indian Springs Road, Laurel. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023, 11 am, at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Laurel. Burial will follow in Lake Park Hills Cemetery in Laurel, Mississippi. Dr. Rory Dill will officiate. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Laurel (601-649-3342) is in charge of arrangements.

Gregory was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harry and Maxine Johnson and Jack and Eloise Gunn.

Survivors include his father, Dr. Stephen Johnson and Rhonda Johnson; mother, Mary Gunn Johnson; sisters, Teresa Buxton (William), Elizabeth de Mahy (Philip), and Dr. Margaret Leefe (Eric); and six nieces and two nephews.

Pallbearers will be William Buxton, Eric Leefe, Philip de Mahy, Jason Brand, Kevin LaPorte, and Jordan Jennings.

Honorary pallbearer will be Thomas Catlett.

Gregory was a loving son, brother, and uncle. To know him was to know his kind heart. He had a great talent for music and possessed a love of reading and learning. He cared deeply for his family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Mission at the Cross, 325 South Magnolia Street, Laurel, Mississippi 39440.

An online guestbook may be signed at www.colonialchapellaurel.com