CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. But with a lack of income, the future of some of Harrison County's biggest cemeteries is at stake.

Shaun Jedju, founder and president of the Historic Clarksburg WV Cemetery Preservation Alliance (HCWVCPA), is having trouble obtaining funding to mow grass and maintain its five cemetery locations.

The HCWVCPA has acquired all of its properties through donations, with its most recent being Elkview Masonic Cemetery, which has 12 acres of land and Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, which has 18 acres.

In 2024, Jedju said that it cost about $5,000 every two weeks to maintain these two cemeteries alone. This was through a subcontracted company, as Jedju found this process to be the best for consistency and reliability since the n

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