Joplin, MO - Leona J. Morgan, age 84, of Joplin, MO, passed away on October 5, 2025. Leona was born on July 20, 1941, in Pawhuska, OK, and moved to Joplin, MO, with her parents, Carol Eugene and Alice Leona (Wells) Carlile, in 1949. She married her husband, Ernest Howard Morgan, on May 16, 1961, in Joplin, MO. Leona faithfully served the community as an LPN for Dr. Borello for many years until her retirement.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Morgan; parents, Carol and Alice Carlile; sister, Claudette Brown; brother, Steve Carlile; and one daughter, Carol Kyler. Leona is survived by one daughter, Paula Davis; four grandchildren, Daniel Sandoval (Sarah), Mark Sandoval, Morgan Ritter (Blake), and Kylie Smart (Mack); eight great-grandchildren, Emily, Harmony, Darian, Danika, Carter, Barrett, Paige, and James.

She will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by all whose lives she touched.

Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2025, at Mason-Woodard Mortuary, 3701 E 7th St, Joplin, MO 64801.