Cox, Billy Joe — Former bivocational pastor dies at 92

Cox, Billy Joe — Former bivocational pastor dies at 92

Former Alabama Baptist pastor Billy Joe Cox died Jan. 5. He was 92. 

Cox earned a bachelor’s degree from Howard College (now Samford University) in Birmingham and a master’s degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 

He served as the bivocational pastor of 11 churches including Enon Baptist Church, Morris; Sharon Baptist Church, Pinson; Mineral Springs Baptist Church, Mount Olive; First Baptist Church, Pinson; Joquin Baptist Church, Goshen; Damascus Baptist Church, Greenville; Mountain Creek Baptist Church, Marbury; and Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Prattville. 

During this time Cox also taught industrial arts at Capitol Heights Junior High School in Montgomery and later served as parole officer for the state. 

He was a member of First Baptist Church, Trussville, at the time of his death. 

He is preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Gurthel, and a grandson, Joey Cox. He is survived by three children, 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

(TAB)