Philip Mitchell Morrow
CANONSBURG, FORMERLY OF ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP Philip Mitchell Morrow, 97, of Canonsburg, formerly of Rostraver Township, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Strabane Woods of Washington. Born in Pittsburgh on April 30, 1929, he was the son of the late Floyd and Maude Sprowls Morrow. Philip was a 1947 graduate of Peters Township High School. Philip honorably served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Having been drafted in 1952, Philip served as a sergeant in the 14th Regiment, 25th Infantry “Lightning” Division of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. After his discharge in 1954, at Fort George G. Meade, Md., he and his wife, Leatha, moved to Finleyville where he worked at Western Pennsylvania National Bank and later at the Belle Vernon branch. Philip then began working at Mellon Bank as an assistant manager for numerous branches, including Charleroi, Brentwood and White Oak. After retiring from Mellon Bank, he worked at Landmark Savings and Loan in Latrobe until his retirement in 1991. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Belle Vernon and served as an elder. He and Leatha moved to Washington in 2012 and they joined the Chartiers Hill United Presbyterian Church in Canonsburg, the church where he and Leatha were married in 1950. Through the years, Philip was active in numerous organizations, including the Korean War Veterans Association, Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659, Belle Vernon VFW Post 699, Belle Vernon Rotary Club and the former Kiwanis Club. He was also a board member of the Drug and Alcohol Commission of Westmoreland County, the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, Southwestern PA Human Services, Mon Valley United Way and was a longtime member of the Mon Valley Country Club. He was a member of Sunset Lodge No. 237 F&AM of Washington, Pa., and Uniontown Lodge of Perfection. He is survived by his children, Phyllis (John) Sams, Mitch Morrow, John (Kathie) Morrow and Bob (Crystal) Morrow; grandchildren, Hannah (Kyle) Kohler, Everett Morrow and Bryce Morrow. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 73 years, Leatha (Watka) Morrow in 2023. Friends will be received from 2 to
