Obituary of Emma Jewel Caldwell

Emma Jewel Caldwell slipped the bonds of Earth to touch the Face of God on March 5, 2020. She was born June 13, 1936 in Antlers, Oklahoma. Her favored extracurricular activities were playing on the Antlers Bearcats basketball team and playing the French Horn and percussion in the Marching Band. After school each day, she would return home to work on the family farm. Jewel was proud that because they grew and raised their own food, they never went hungry during the Depression. After Graduation, with a sense of adventure, she moved to Dallas and became a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell. Soon, her parents joined her in Dallas where they lived together. Soon thereafter, she met Warren Caldwell on a blind date. Five months later, they married stating, “when you know, there’s no need to wait”. They moved to Richardson, TX and had two children, Warren Dare and Beth. Warren and Jewel prioritized education and it was reflected by the amazing RISD school system. Their shared commitment to the importance of education gave Warren Dare and Beth a very real advantage going forward. Jewel was very involved with school activities of the children and did everything from baseball concession stand sales to making dolls for the entire Richardson High School Volleyball Team…complete with warm up suits and matching hair color for each girl. She was an accomplished seamstress who made dresses for herself and Beth and a Conan costume for Warren Dare. She also hand-stitched quilts for loved ones, embroidered pillowcases and towels as gifts and made stuffed toys for the neighbor children. Jewel and Warren traveled extensively including 46 of the 50 States, Canada, England and Scotland. One of their favorite trips was taking the train all the way across Canada where they met friends who continue to stay in touch decades later. Jewel was known for her generosity. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Warren, of almost 60 years. Her children, Warren Dare and Beth, daughter in law, Laura, son in law, Jack. Her grandchildren, Haley, Skylar, Wyatt and Logan, and her great granddaughter, Rosie. She is also survived by her sister, Virginia Robertson. Preceded in death are her parents, Addley and Faye Wilhite, sister Opal Hollensbe and brother Morris Wilhite The Family is indebted to the devoted staff at San Remo, Richardson Methodist Hospital and Faith Presbyterian Hospice for the loving care they provided.