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Published by Legacy Remembers from Jan. 5 to Jan. 8, 2010.

Lee Staten
IDAHO FALLS - Leland Stacy "Lee" Staten, 86, of Idaho Falls, died January 3, 2010, at Mt. Vernon Care Center of natural causes. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.
Lee was born September 29, 1923, in Buhl, Idaho, to Leonard E. Staten and Mildred Mary Thomas Staten. He grew up in Buhl and Swan Valley and attended Irwin Elementary, then graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He took electrical training in the U.S. Navy and served as an electrician's mate 3rd Class during World War II.
Lee married Bette Ruth Rapp April 2, 1943, in Pocatello, Idaho. He worked as a Union Electrician with IBEW 449. Bette died March 11, 2008.
He was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge, Elks Lodge, and Fugowee and Idaho Snow Pups. Lee enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, traveling, snowmobiling, working with his hands, building his cabin and trailer, and welding.
Survivors include daughter, Vada Roberts, Shelley, Idaho; daughter, B. Jeanna Staten, Idaho Falls, Idaho; son, Richard L. Staten, Shelley, Idaho; brother, Lynn (Maxine) Staten, Atomic City, Idaho; sister, Donna DeGrange, Meridian, Idaho; sister-in-law, Lois Staten, Boise, Idaho; sister-in-law, Juanita Staten, Fontana, Calif.; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Bette, a grandson, Shawn David Smith, and two brothers, Ephraim Staten and Leonard L. Staten.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 9, 2010, at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge. The family will visit with friends from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Wood Funeral Home.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wood Funeral Home, P. O. Box 51434, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83405-1434, phone (208) 522-2751, fax (208) 522-5413. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.woodfuneralhome.com.

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Scott Horman

November 8, 2020

My Dear Mr. Staten,
I hope your family appreciates what an enduring legacy you have left behind thru the cozy little cabin in Island Park that you built some decades ago. For the past quarter century now my family, the Hormans, have treasured this cabin and have built many fond memories within the shelter of its walls. I cannot help but wonder about the days the Staten family was enjoying this little piece of heaven in Island Park when it was a part of your family. Thank you for the legacy you have passed on to our family. We cherish this place as dearly as I image the Staten family did decades ahead of our time. Thank you for creating this little quiet piece of paradise on earth. I am honored to carry on the duty of keeping the cabin in good condition. May God rest your soul. I’d love to hear from any of Lee’s children regarding their memories of this place and what this cable meant to them.
Sincerely, Scott L. Horman