Viola was born on Jan. 6, 1939, in New Ulm, Texas to Louis and Hilda Mieth. There were 4 children in this family, Viola being the oldest. Stanley was next, Ruby, and the baby Linda. Life was hard growing up on a farm.

Viola met Adam Leo Keyser, Jr., and they were married on June 16, 1959. They lived in Columbus, East Bernard, and the Needville area. Adam died at an early age, leaving Viola a widow. She fought and struggled.

Viola got her GED, so she could better herself. She worked for Texas Instruments in Stafford, Texas for many years and then continued to work for BAE Systems in Sealy Texas where she would retire at the age of 74.

Viola lived her dash (—) in her life to the fullest. But at the end of her life, not so much. Her favorite song was “People Are Crazy” by Billie Currington.

My dad waited for my mom for 37 years to join him, and I’m certain they are in heaven dancing together. and see the stars twinkling, that’s them.

Viola was buried on December 29, 2025, with her son-in-law Bradley Chase, who passed away on July 15, 2025. Funeral service was private at St. Anthony Catholic cemetery. Survivor is daughter Shirley Chase.

Rest in peace, dear Viola, your work here is done, and your reward is eternal. Your spirit will remain with me inspiring me to live with the same grace and compassion you demonstrated every day. As you set forth into eternity, may your gentle spirit find peace in heaven.

I can no longer see you with my eyes or touch you with my hands... But I feel you with my heart forever.

There are days I wish just once more I could see you smile. Just once more, I could hold your hand; hear your voice, feel the comfort of your presence beside me. Grief is strange that way. It reminds you of everything you can no longer do — the hugs that won’t happen, the conversations that won’t be finished. The simple moments that once felt ordinary and now feel priceless. But love doesn’t live only in what we can see or touch. It lives deeper than that. It lives in the quiet strength you taught me. It lives in the lessons you left behind; in the way I carry your words into my hardest days. I feel you in the sudden warmth that comes over me when I think of you. In the memories that rise gently and sit with me awhile. In the courage I didn’t know I had, until I needed it. You may not walk beside me the way you used to, but you walk withing me now in my choices... in my kindness... in my heart. And that is a place with no distance, no silence, not even heaven can take you from. Forever isn’t just a word. It’s where you live now in my heart.