Obie Laverne EcholsAge: 96 years1924–2020
- Name
- Obie Laverne Echols
- Given names
- Obie Laverne
- Surname
- Echols
 Birth | May 9, 1924 28 20 |
 Birth of a brother | Billy Boyd Echols September 5, 1927 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | Billy Boyd Echols January 7, 1928 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 5 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 4, 1930 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ginger Echols July 24, 1937 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Edward Williams November 16, 1958 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Michael Todd Oliver January 26, 1978 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a father | Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols December 5, 1979 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a wife | Dorothy Jean “Dottie” Eads May 20, 1993 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lois Bernice Williams February 28, 1998 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ginger Echols February 25, 2017 (Age 92 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Michael Todd Oliver August 9, 2020 (Age 96 years) |
 Death | November 21, 2020 (Age 96 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols Birth: January 9, 1896 — Glenwood, Clark, Arkansas, United States Death: December 5, 1979 — Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Lois Bernice Williams Birth: June 30, 1903 22 20 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: February 28, 1998 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
| himself |
Obie Laverne Echols Birth: May 9, 1924 28 20 — Dierks, Howard, Arkansas, United States Death: November 21, 2020 — Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Billy Boyd Echols Birth: September 5, 1927 31 24 Death: January 7, 1928 |
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10 years younger sister |
Ginger Echols Birth: July 24, 1937 41 34 — Richmond, Little River, Arkansas, United States Death: February 25, 2017 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
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| Family with Dorothy Jean “Dottie” Eads |
| himself |
Obie Laverne Echols Birth: May 9, 1924 28 20 — Dierks, Howard, Arkansas, United States Death: November 21, 2020 — Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Dorothy Jean “Dottie” Eads Birth: January 30, 1927 — Paraloma, Sevier, Arkansas, United States Death: May 20, 1993 — Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States |
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Obie Laverne Echols has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols - Household
Herman Avenue Dierks, Howard, Arkansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Obediah Holloway “Obie” Echols - Household
Dierks, Howard, Arkansas
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