Jim and Geneva Cox celebrate 60 years

Jim and Geneva Cox of Breckenridge are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Jim was pastor of the Elliott Street Church of Christ for 41 years and then retired in Breckenridge.

Jim was born in Jayton, Texas on Oct. 14, 1929 and Geneva was born in Stamford, Texas on Nov. 23, 1929. The couple met in Stamford at age 15, when their families lived on the same street. In 1947, Jim graduated from Stamford High School and Geneva graduated at Anson, when her family moved to the country her senior year.

Jim then served in the U.S. Air Force, in the 27th Fighter Wing, during the Korean War, from 1948 to 1952.

The couple married in Stamford on Nov. 6, 1948. After his four years in the U.S. Air Force, he began his preaching career in Arlington and then later at Luling, Bowie and Abilene. He attended Abilene Christian College from 1964 to 1967, while serving as the supervisor of Mabee Dorm and preaching at Oakland Drive Church of Christ.

Jim and Geneva moved to Breckenridge in 1967 and began their ministry at Elliott Street Church of Christ that continued for 41 years, until Jim retired. He is not totally retired because he has continued as the Education Minister. Geneva was a housewife and worked at the Cabbage Patch, a children’s clothes shop in Breckenridge, in the 1970s. The couple has three children, who are Mike, Robin and Dan. Mike and Cathy Cox live in Breckenridge, Robin and Scott Wolfe live in Lewisville and Dan and Esther Cox live in Abilene. They have 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.