James Zachariah Johnson, a 86-year-old resident of Marlinton, died on Wednesday, November 6, 1985. He was born in Pocahontas County on October 2, 1899, to Israel and Leota Brown Johnson. He graduated from Shepherd College and served as principal of the Marlinton Graded School for 36 years, retiring in 1965. He was a farmer and a veteran of World War I. He was a member of the Edray United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, McCarty Johnson; a son, Delbert Johnson, of Baltimore, Ohio; two daughters, Margaret Mace, of Burke, Virginia, and Harriett Ottaviano, of Seal Beach, California; two sisters, Browning and Lake of Hampshire County; and five grandchildren.
A funeral service was held on Saturday, November 9, at the Edray United Methodist Church. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery.
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