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- Crindon's Father, Joe Howard Echels, was killed in an accident on his way home from work at Spindletop when Crindon as only a year old. His Mother, Lucy Sparks Echels went back to teaching school in South Park, Crindon and his mother moved back home to live with her parents, Worthy Cryndon and Bertha Kline Sparks.
Went to South Park School and graduated in 1928 when went to work for Magnolia Refinery. Because of the Depression when single men were "laid off." Crindon took a job on the pipe line being built in the near East. He was in Iraq and Syria for two years (1932-34), on his return home, he married Christine Stidham who grew up in Electra, Tx. and graduated from Electra High School in 1929.
Crindon and Christine were married on 26 day of November 1934 and they followed pipeline construction in Central and South Texas and in Pennsylvania until 1937 when they moved back to Beaumont and bought a home on Adams Street.
James Crindon was born on 28 day of January 1938 and Crindon went to work for Magnolia Refinery where he stayed until his retirement in 1972. Edwin Altion was born on the 8 of January and the Echels family continued to live on Adams Street until the death of Crindon's Grandparents. In 1947, Crindon and Christine remodeled the "old home place" and his Mother, Lucy, lived with them there.
In 1967,Crindon and Christine built a new home on Chateau Circle in the Amelia area of west Beaumont and were living there when Crindon's Lucy, died in 1975. Crindon and Christine are veteran travelers. They have been in every one of the 50 states and in 22 foreign countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. They are active in Robert Avenue Methodist Church and in the South East Texas Historical and Genealogical Society.
JAMES CRINDON ECHELS
James Crindon Echels grew up in South Park and played in the South Park Greenei Band. He married his school sweetheart, Barbara Travis in 1957 soon after their graduation. "Jimmy" was always interested in flying. He began to do agricultural flying soon after he got his pilot's license. During part of this time, he worked for the Beaumont Police Department and as a dispatcher for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.After the birth of their 2 daughter, Sue Ellen on the 22 day of December 1957 And Terry Lynn on the 6 of November 1959, they moved to Charlotte, North Carolina where Jimmy was a pilot for Eastern Air Lines. He was killed in a private plane crash nearthe Charlotte on the 3rd. of October 1964.On the 1 of July 1972, his widow, Barbara, married John Earl DeVillier of Grove and they raised her 2 girls and John's children, Louis and Eileen. This family is very close to us and we consider John our son-in-law, and his children our other grandchildren.Sue is married to James Edward Thibodeaux and they live in Grove. They have a son James Crindon who was born on the 7 day of February 1983.
Terry is married to Richard Gore and they lived in San Antonio with their 2 children: Amy Carol who was born 20 of January 1981 and Michael John who was born 22 December 1982.
EDWIN ALTON ECHELS Edwin grew up in South Park and graduated from South Park High School in 1961. He was active in Choral music and won first place in State U. I. L. Contest that resulted in a music scholarship to the University of Texas in Austin where he graduated in 1967.During this time at U. T. he spent a whole semester with the Madrigal Singing Group of 17 students touring 12 countries in Europe and Asia.Edwin Married Janie Elkins in 1964 and they had 2 children, James Stidham, born 20th day of July 1967 and Erin Ailene born 23 day of April 1969.Edwin worked as a District Director for the Boy Scouts of America in Austin. Luling and San Marcos for 3 years then came back to Beaumont in 1970 to teach music in Forest Park High School. After 4 years of teaching, he went to "greener" pastures and is now employed at Chevron Refinery in Port Arthur, Tex. Edwin and Janie were divorced in 1983 and he is now married to Elaine McCoy and they live at 8655 Crestview Circle, just around the corner from his parents.Edwin's son, James Stidham graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989 and he is employed and lives in Austin. Edwin's daughter, Erin is married to Donald Ray Chachere Jr. and they live in Deer Park. (Houston area) They have an infant son, Donald Ray Chachere III.
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