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A well-known West Virginia educator, school superintendent and Calhoun native, George A.
Johnson, 73, died July 21, 2003 at his home.
His funeral mass will be Thursday, July 24 at 10:30 a.m. at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville,
celebrated by Rev. Leo B. Lydon of Clarksburg, WV. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 9
p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery.
He retired as the Superintendent of Wetzel County Schools in 1986, after eight years in that
post. He was a teacher and and coach at Hundred, WV for nine years. He joined the
administrative staff of the Wetzel County Board of Education, holding various positions
including Transportation Director, Treasurer, Personnel Director and Assistant
Superintendent.
Johnson returned to his native Calhoun after his retirement.
He served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1954 as a Staff Sergeant and a paratrooper
in the 101st Airborne Division based in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was a member of the
American Legion Post 120 in Hundred, WV.
George was born September, 18, 1929, in Grantsville, a son of the late Glenn and Thelma
Johnson. He was a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in New Martinsville,
WV. A graduate of Calhoun County High School in 1948, he received an AB degree in
education from Glenville State College in 1958 and a Masters Degree from West Virginia
University in 1962.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Edythe, two daughters, Karen Longwell and her
husband, Sam of Hundred, and Terra Mauro and her husband, Eugene of Peters Township,
PA; one sister, Virginia of Los Angelas, CA; five grandchildren, Thad Longwell and his
fiancé, Kim Campbell, Dana Joel Longwell and his wife, Amanda, Alana Longwell, Nathan
Mauro and Sean-Paul Mauro; two great grandchildren, Cara and Camden Longwell; one
nephew, Kevin Riddel; two nieces, Valarie and Vanessa Riddel; mother-in-law, Ina Hannah;
two brothers-in-law, Argle Hannah and his wife, Elsie and Robert Hannah.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of WV and Camden
Clark Memorial Hospital-House Calls Hospice of Parkersburg, WV.
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