Funeral services for W. A. "P-dub" Preast, 78, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 30, in Central Baptist Church with Rev. Kenneth Hayes officiating. Mr. Preast died Thursday, September 26 in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Mr. Preast was born April 28, 1935 in Indiahoma, Oklahoma, to Lewis and Mildred (Owen) Preast. He grew up in Indiahoma and was a 1953 graduate of Indiahoma High School. He married Ellen M. DeMarcus on March 17, 1962 in Grandfield, Oklahoma. He worked from 1954 until his retirement in 1996 as a helicopter-airplane mechanic and maintenance foreman for various private contractors at the Fort Sill Henry Post Airfield. He served with the Oklahoma Air National Guard from 1958 - 1964. In the 1970's he was the chief mechanic and engine builder for Layton-Moore Racing team at the Lawton speedway. He enjoyed hiking in the Wichita Mountains and camping as well as spending time with his grandchildren. At the time of his death he was a member of Central Baptist Church and previously had been a member of Jefferson Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, of the home; three children and their spouses, Leah and John Osborne, Glynn and Jeanne Preast and Jason and Rebecca Preast, all of Lawton; five grandchildren, Ryan Osborne, Isaac Preast, Michaela Osborne, Joshua Preast and Avery Preast; three brothers and a sister in law, Charles Preast, Donald Preast and Roger and Lorna Preast; three sisters and a brother in law, Rose and Orville Swann, Gwen Jenkins and Robbie Hargrove. His parents and two brothers, Arnold and Davey Preast, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, Texas 79174-0001.