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

Sylvia L. Shrader

Sylvia L. Shrader, 83, of Buckhannon, W.Va., died Sunday, June 30, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon.

She was born April 8, 1936, a daughter of the late Joseph and Dollie Morrison Warner.

She is survived by one brother, Joe Warner and wife Lynn of Buckhannon; one sister, Dianna “Tiny” Carr of Buckhannon; four nephews, Joseph Allen Warner and wife Stephanie of Buckhannon, Patrick Warner and wife Angie of Boulder, W.Va., Joshua Warner of Buckhannon and Dusty Warner of Buckhannon; nine great nephews; nine great nieces; two great-great nieces and three special cousins, Jim Hovey of Belington, W.Va., Bill Hovey of Buckhannon and Linda Tenney of Buckhannon.

Ms. Shrader was a seamstress and attended the Mt. Lebanon Church. She had been a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles 4357 since 1998 and enjoyed spending time in her garden.

Friends will be received Tuesday, July 2, 2019 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at noon with the Rev. Tim Lewis officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Lebanon Church Cemetery in Buckhannon.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the funeral home to help with funeral expenses.

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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