Zinary Marie Johnson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to the parents of  Robert and Lucille McClendon.  She graduated from John F. Kennedy High School  and attended University of New Orleans. She grew up attending Law Street Baptist Church.

She loved arts and crafts . She made personalized signs and    decorative bottles.  She was in the U.S. Army which she was    stationed in Germany and she loved it. She  was a  Resource Officer for Orleans Parish Schools,  Guest Services for          Homewood Suites and a case worker for Refugee Services of Texas.

She was preceded in death by both parents Robert and Lucille McClendon .

Zinary leaves behind to cherish her memories  her 2 sons: Anthony and Trevon Johnson and other relatives and dear friends.