Charles Rankin Morell

Charles Rankin Morell, 85, of Kansas City, Mo., died Feb. 13, 2014, at home. He was born Dec. 7, 1928, in Fort Worth, Texas, to William Henry Rankin Morell and Pearl Odessa Poland Morell. He graduated in 1947 from Prairie Grove High School. He served in the Army Air Corps during the Korean conflict then enlisted in the Air Force. Survivors include three sons, Billy Morell of Kansas City, Bobby Morell of Fayetteville, and Charles Wayne Morell of West Fork; five grandsons; two granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren.