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Jerry Lynn Brady

Jerry Lynn Brady, age 74, of Buckhannon, WV, died Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.

He was born May 25, 1951, in Randolph County, WV, a son of the late Ben and Nancy Tenney Brady.

He is survived by one daughter, Stephanie Warner and husband Joe of Buckhannon; four grandchildren, Sierra Warner and Jenn Blankenship, Joseph Dakota Warner and wife Katelynn and Durango and Brandie Warner all of Buckhannon; three great granddaughters, Marissa, Emery and Aubrey Warner all of Buckhannon; three sisters, Sheila Loudin of Ellamore, WV, Jane Hartley of Weston, WV and Kris Rohr and husband Bill of Buckhannon; two brothers, Everett Brady and wife Connie of Buckhannon and Larry Brady and wife Michelle of Salem Ridge, WV; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two great grandsons, Hunter and Tyler Warner; two sisters, Cleona Bennett and Sharon Sue Grubb; and two brothers, Walter and Robert Brady.

Mr. Brady loved motorcycles and hunting and was a former truck driver for Coastal Lumber Company.

Friends will be received Sunday, July 20, 2025, from 12 Noon to 2 PM at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM Sunday at the funeral home with the Rev. Chad Lewis officiating. Burial will follow in the Talbott Cemetery in Talbott, WV.

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

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