J O Johnson High School - Harmony Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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9« (D£l je z Q.ofz n±on J sAtcation J. Oliver Johnson was born in 1910 To Arthur and Kate Johnson. He grew up in the Monrov ia area and graduated from Madison County’s first rural high school. During his college career he held a variety of jobs, including driving a school bus and a tractor. He finished his formal education and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1930. In 1938 he became a basketball coach at West Huntsville High School. There he met and married Ruth Hartford, an English teacher. They had three children: James, Anne, and Beth. John's military career spanned thirty-one years, from 1936 to 1967. During that time he rose from the rank of private to brigadier general. After his retirement, he continued to assume leadership roles in several military organizations. He also held important positions in community, educational, and church organizations. He was general manager of G. W. Jones Sons at the time of his death in 1969. While a member of the school board, he coordinated efforts to secure land for the new northwest Huntsville school. He shared many good ideas for the new school. This resulted in the school being named J. Oliver Johnson High School. 253

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0XR 'Heart Friends” How generous is God that He has given us these few and special girls who are true friends of our hearts. How He must love us that He has let us find each other upon this crowded earth. TOP LEFT PICTURE: TOP TO BOTTOM: Mrs. Sandra Dotson (Sponsor), Lynda Helton. Leslie Stack. Lisa Smith. Carol Dotson. Anita Chandler. Trista Plier. Audrey Smalley. Terri Light and Lisa Mitchell. NOT PICTURED. Susie Dorries. Laurie Howard. Pam Thomas. Katrina Feageley. Janet Dotson. Nila Ferrell. Melissa Harkett. Sandra Johnson. Dorinda Simmons, and Dana Boussom. BOTTOM LEFT PICTURE: FIRST ROW. Carol Dotson (President). SECOND ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT: L nda Helton (Sergeant at Arms), Lisa Mitchell (Secretary), Lisa Smith (Vice-President), and NOT PICTURED, Susie Dorries (Chaplain). 252

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