Funeral services for Violet Staten, 97 of DeBerry will be held at 2p.m., Saturday August 13, 2011 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Deadwood, Texas with Rev. Joseph Lewis officiating. Interment will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery. The family will recieve friends today, Friday, August 12, 2011 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.Ms. Staten passed away August 06, 2011 in Longview. Violet was born May 15, 1914, the fifth child born to the union of Marion and Pinice (Elevy) Starks. At an early age she joined Bethel Baptist Church, Frieson, Louisiana and later Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She attended the public schools in Frieson (DeSotoParish) Louisiana. Violet married Mr. Rose Bure Staten,September 25, 1933 in Panola Co., Texas and to this union eleven children were born. She is preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Rose Bure Staten; her father and mother; six brothers; seven sisters; sons, Marcel, Willie Edward, and Ray Charles Staten; daughter, Bobbie Staten Hall House; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughters, Mrs. Pinice Robinson of Galveston, Texas, Mrs. Willie Rose Staten of DeBerry, Texas, Mrs. Annie Dowdell (James) of San Francisco, California and Ms. Lavell Stevenson of Longview, Texas; sons, Leroy (Thelma) Staten of DeBerry, Texas, Roy Gene (Kathy) Staten of San Diego, California and Rickey (Kathy) Staten of DeBerry, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Beulah Mason of Shreveport, Louisiana, Mrs. Catherine Ozan of Shreveport, Louisiana and Ms. Gladys Starks of San Francisco, California; two brothers, Mr. Milton (Gussie) Starks of Oakland, California and Mr. Marion (Ola Mae) Starks of Shreveport, Louisiana; thirty-three grandchildren; sixty-five great-grandchildren; fifty-nine great-great grandchildren and many, many nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends.