Arrived on February 19, 1983, to Thomas Edison and Angela Edison-Howze in Lynwood ,CA. She attended Crenshaw High School, before relocating with family to Mississippi. She attended Collins High School and Camp Shelby, where she graduated with a pharmacy certification. Crystal continued her education at Jones County Junior College where she completed her associate degree in Science. She then, graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelors in Science. While at USM, she was a part of the Air Force ROTC.
Crystal began working while obtaining her masters in epidemiology from Capella University. She held great job positions with serval companies, Forrest General in Hattiesburg, MS, where she was the assistant manager in dietetics, an internship at the CDC in Atlanta, GA, and a supervisor at Sanderson Farm in Brayan, TX. She served as an usher board member, choir member, and she fed the hungry at Lovely Hope Missionary Baptist in CA, Shady Oak Missionary Baptist Church and New Life Ministries. Crystal departed from this life on November 13, 2018.
Crystal leaves to cherish her memory, a nephew Cameron who she kept as her own; her parents, Thomas Edison and Angela Edison-Howze (Jerry); brothers and sisters: Sabintino, Thomas Jr, Irving, Yolanda, Dwayne, Angelina, Sabrina, Toney, Joshua, Briana, Deana, Crisisana and India; Special friends, Marcus and Shelia; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.