Marlin D. Morrow

Marlin D. Morrow, 79, of Blauser Lane, Petrolia, Parker Township, died late Tuesday evening at Chicora Medical Center.

Marlin was born April 1, 1937, in Franklin. He was the son of Russell and Eva Deal Morrow. He attended Karns City area schools.

Marlin was a member of Country Gospel Church in Sligo and the North Butler Hunting and Fishing Club. Mr. Morrow enjoyed fishing, hunting, trapping and woodworking.

In his earlier years, Marlin was both a steelworker and ironworker and had been employed at Pullman Standard in Butler. Marlin had a strong work ethic and was a well-known and talented stone mason and carpenter, and he was a self-employed general contractor.

He is survived by two sons, Dale R. Morrow and his wife, Deb, of Petrolia and Brent D. Morrow and his girlfriend, Terri Cowperthwait, of Karns City; three grandchildren, Nathan R. Morrow of Petrolia, Karissa N. Morrow of Karns City, and Laken Kearns and her husband, Phil, of Renfrew; his great-grandson, Carsyn Rider of Karns City; his brother, Chuck Morrow of Portersville; two sisters, Janet Nitsche of Mercer and Linda Buckley and her husband, Loren, of Emlenton; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Keith and Wilbert Morrow.

MORROW — Private funeral arrangements for Marlin D. Morrow, who died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, are under the direction of Hile Funeral Home of Karns City, 128 Main St., Karns City.Memorial contributions in Marlin D. Morrow's memory and in honor of his great-grandson, Carsyn (Morrow) Rider, may be made to the Ronald McDonald House Charity by visiting the website at www.rmhc.org or by mail at RMHC of Pittsburgh Inc., 451 44th St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201, or to Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation by visiting www.givetochildrens.org.For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.hilefh.com.