Emmett D. Cox

Emmett D. Cox, age 88, of Huntington, died at 12:24 a.m. Thursday (July 9, 2015) at Norwood Health and Rehabilitation in Huntington. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday (July 14, 2015) at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. A memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, (July 27, 2015) at New Hope United Brethren Church, 2001 Engle St, Huntington, IN 46750. Burial will be at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to United Brethren in Christ Global Ministries or American Diabetes Association, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750. Emmett was born on October 12, 1926 in Clay County, Kansas, the son of Jesse and Mamie Belle (Reed) Cox. He graduated from Garnett High School in Garnett, Kansas in 1944. He served as Corporal in the United States Army Air Corps during WWII with the 2126 bombing unit, receiving the American Theater Ribbon. He married Shirley Ruth Betterly on August 14, 1948 in North Bruce, Ontario. Emmett graduated from Huntington College in 1951 and Huntington Theological Seminary in 1964. In 1969, he graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. In Sierra Leone, West Africa, he served as a secondary school principal, business manager, general superintendent, primary school secretary, field secretary, and in Huntington as general secretary of missions. While on the west coast, he served as conference superintendent. He also served as chaplain on the Burbank, California and the Lake Havasu City, Arizona police departments. Emmett retired in 1992 after 20 years in missions and pastoring United Brethren in Christ churches in Kansas, Indiana, California, Arizona, and Ohio. A recent pastorate was Six Mile Church in Bluffton. He was a member of American Legion Post #207 in Willshire, Ohio. Survivors include his wife of 66 years - Shirley Cox of Huntington; a son - Douglas Wayne Cox of Roanoke; a daughter - Darlene Juanita Salway of Willshire, Ohio; five grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, a foster son - Billy Simbo of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, four foster grandchildren, and three foster great grandchildren. His parents, a daughter - Dianne LaRita Cox; a brother - Jesse Loyal, and a sister - Joy B. Campbell precede him in death.

Emmett D. Cox

October 12, 1926 - July 9, 2015