Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Preston Morrell

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The Hominy News - Progress
P.O. Box 38, Hominy, Okla 74035
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The Hominy News - Progress
Vol. 33, No. 28
Wednesday, July 11, 2001
Page 5

Preston Morrell

Preston Morrell was born on December 25, 1915 to Robert and Grace Penn 
Morrell.  Preston went to meet his maker on June 27, 2001.  He was 85 
years old.  A life long resident of Hominy, he received his education in 
the Hominy Schools before joining the Army.  After his honorable discharge 
he married Mary Zotigh.  Together they lived on a farm west of Hominy 
until her death in 1987.

It was then he moved in with his granddaughter Mary.  At the time of his 
death he was a resident of the Hominy Nursing Home.  His Osage name was 
HLU-AH-WAH-KON-TAH.  He was roadman of the Morrell Chapter of the Native 
American Church of which he belonged.  His favorite pastime was riding 
around and being with his grandchildren and great and great-great-
grandchildren, which he referred to as "his Gang."

He is survived by two sisters Della Logan of Norman and Edda June McNeil 
of Muskogee; a daughter, Grace Sein of Virginia; a step-daughter, Pauline 
Kowena of Lawton; four grandchildren Mary and husband mark McKenzie of 
Hominy; Fannie and husband Terry Richmond of Jennings; Charlie and DeWayne 
Kowena of Lawton; seven great-grandchildren, Jeremy and Jamie Wikel and 
Jason Schuld of Hominy; Jennifer, Charles and mary Jo Richmond of Jennings 
and DeWayne F. Kowena of Lawton; four great-great-grandchildren, Colton 
Edmonson, Aaleejah and Edgar Crawford and Elizabeth Wikel.

Preceding him in death was his wife Mary, his mother and father, a brother 
and four sisters.