All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Joshua Eldon Dennison

Joshua Eldon Dennison, age 41, of Buckhannon, WV, died Monday, July 3, 2023, at J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.

He was born April 20, 1982, in Morgantown, a son of Juanita Hewitt Smith of Buckhannon and the late William Bradley Weaver. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his step-father, Michael Smith of Buckhannon; one sister, Patricia Wilson of Tabor City, NC; two half-brothers, Billy Weaver of OH and Robby Weaver of Hot Springs, VA; special friend, Roxanne Petrella of Fairmont, WV; one step-brother, Christopher Smith of Las Vegas, NV; one step-sister, Kelli Johnston and husband Kris of Buckhannon and several nieces and nephews.

Josh was a member of the NRA and the NWTF. He loved hunting, fishing, boating, Jeeping, and 4-wheeling. Josh loved life.

Friends will be received Monday, July 10, 2023, from 5 to 7 PM at The Way of Holiness Church in Buckhannon. A funeral service will follow at 7 PM with Pastor Jerry Murrell officiating. Burial will be 10 AM Tuesday in the Reger Chapel Church Cemetery on the Brushy Fork Road in Buckhannon.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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