Leona Choate, of St. Peters, Missouri, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at the age of 76. Loving wife of the late Bobby Lee Choate, Sr.; dearest daughter of the late August and Alice Hunt; devoted mother of Vickie (Wayne) Stewart, Serena (Billy) Taylor, Bobby Lee (Kathryn) Choate, Jr., Kim (Todd) Wittenborn, Keith (Cheryl) Choate, and Curtis Choate; cherished grandmother of 18, great-grandmother of 30, and great great-grandmother of 1. She is preceded in death by her daughter Elizabeth Diane Harris and four grandsons Christopher Harris, Jeffrey Harris, Michael Harris, and Jason Michael Smothers. Memorials may be made to St. Peters Manor Care Center or Heartland Hospice.