Dale Caywood

November 11, 1938 – July 01, 2024

Dale Caywood was born in Beaumont Texas on November 11, 1938 on Veteran’s Day to Myrtle and Lloyd Alexander Huey. She was named after her father’s dad, Billy Bob, and her mother’s favorite cartoon character Flash Gordon’s girlfriend, Dale. She was an amazing person and a wonderful wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Dale loved her daughters and her daughters truly loved her. What can daughters say about their mother? This could be a really long obituary because our mother loved her family. First and foremost, she loved God with her whole heart and was a faithful servant. She made sure she instilled her belief in God into all her generations to come.

Our mother made sure each of us girls developed many of her character traits including making family memories that would forever be engraved in our hearts. Christmas time was one of her favorite occasions for making memories, just be sure to bring a pocket knife to cut through all the scotch tape she used on the presents she wrapped (without a pocket knife you couldn’t possibly open a present. An experience and memory every member of her family has and will miss every Christmas to come).

Dale was a twirler in the band and a Graduate of South Park High School in 1957. She was proud to be a Lifetime Member of the Order of Eastern Star serving for 67 years at Beaumont Chapter 71. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Daughters of the Nile, and when her twins were young, she also belonged to a mother twin’s club.

Early in her career, Dale worked at First National Bank as a teller and retired from the State of Texas after 20 years’ service at Beaumont State Center. She was raised attending Methodist Churches but moved to a non-denominational church attending Christian Fellowship of Beaumont. She briefly attended Lamar University and she became a huge supporter and fan of Lamar Basketball attending home games for many years with her Husband, Sidney. Her love for sports didn’t end there. She loved her Dallas Cowboys, Texans, and Houston Astros. Her hobbies included doing Word Search books and shopping with her daughters.

Dale had a big caring heart and was known for her thoughtfulness, especially for nonprofit organizations. She faithfully donated to countless organizations, too many to possibly list. If anyone ever did something for her, no matter how small, you could bank on receiving a handwritten thank you note in your mailbox in a few days.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Myrtle Norris Pickett husband BF Pickett and Lloyd Alexander Huey and wife Jimmie Huey, Husband of 61 years Sidney Maurice Caywood and her two son-in-law’s Mark Phillips and Charlie Sistrunk. She is survived by her children: Patricia Sistrunk, Debra Buckalew and husband Bobby, Della Phillips and Kathleen Douglas and husband Dr. Mark Douglas, Sr. Grandchildren: Bobby Buckalew Jr wife Shannon, Amber Stager, Dr. Mark Douglas Jr wife Hollind, Patrick Douglas wife Sarah, Dwain Buckalew wife Michelle, Christopher Phillips and wife Amanda, and Casey Sistrunk wife Chelsea. 14 Great grandchildren: Brenden, Braelyn, Blaycie, Adelie, Raine, Braden, Brooklynn, Annabelle, Willow, Tilly, Olivia, Owen, Oliver, Kit, and 3 great-great grandchild, Violet, Emorie and Theo. Siblings: Elaine Johnson husband Sam, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

A gathering to share memories of Dale will be Sunday July 07, 2024 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel.

A Celebration of Life Funeral Service will be held July 08, 2024 starting at 10:00am at Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Also, following the Graveside service there will be a gathering at The Woman’s Club 575 Magnolia Street, Beaumont, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Eastern Star Charter 71 of Beaumont TX in Dale Caywood’s name.

Billie Dale Huey Caywood, her memories live on……………………….