Leona H. (Holly) Caldwell |
| Posted 2010-02-21 by Sharla |
| The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona Tuesday, April 22, 2003 Leona H. Caldwell drifted into death April 19, 2003. She was born Leona Holly May 31, 1912, on a farm near Peoria. First of five children born to Bob and Bessie Holly, she was last to survive. Married in 1933 to Ralph W. Caldwell, Jr. she had two children, Ralph and Pat. While Ralph Jr. was in the Pacific (WWII) she returned to Arizona State Teacher's College in Tempe to study art. When her husband died in 1954, she expanded her ceramic studio in Phoenix and soon opened Leona Caldwell Originals in the Kiva Craft Center on Fifth Avenue in Scottsdale, neighbor to fellow artisans Lloyd Kiva, Charles Loloma, Paolo Soleri and many others. She created ceramic jewelry and garments silkscreened with original designs inspired by Hohokam artifacts, animals and plants of the Southwestern desert. She retired in 1978 to enjoy her home, garden, and family. In addition to her two children Ralph W. Caldwell and Patricia L. Konomos, she has five grandchildren: Kevin Higgins, James Konomos (deceased), Karen Markland, Anastasia Konomos, and Ralph T. Caldwell. She is great-grandmother to eight and beloved aunt and friend to many. She will be remembered by all for her creativity and moral example, and missed for her generosity and love. After a viewing in the Serenity Chapel of Greenwood Memory Lawn from 1:00-3:00, graveside services will follow Wednesday, April 23. She loved flowers; or donations to Episcopal World Missions, Hospice of the Valley, or Kivel Nursing Home would be very appreciated. Courtesy of Pat Wilson. |
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