60th Anniversary: Joseph & Harriett Masterson

From Coeur d’Alene Press

Joseph and Harriett Masterson met in Dallas, Texas, at a church service where Joe shared his story. Joe had moved to Texas as a young man in 1957 after growing up in the south Bronx, N.Y., and there placed his faith in Jesus. Harriett was the beautiful red-headed piano player who caught Joe’s eye immediately. Having no car, Joe innocently bummed a ride home from Harriett’s mother. Joe and Harriett married on Aug. 13, 1960.

Joe preached and Harriet played piano and sang. They worked hard, first in Dallas, then in New York, then back to Dallas, in Houston, San Antonio, back to Dallas, then to Oklahoma City, in Pauls Valley, Okla., then back to Dallas, then to Lancaster, Texas, then to Bethany, Okla., finally ending up in North Idaho in 2005. Joe has served as Pastor or on staff at the following churches: Bethel Baptist Church, Jefferson, Texas; Candlelight Bible Church, Houston, Texas; Sunny Glen Baptist Church, Dallas; Kenwood Baptist Church, Dallas; Trinity Baptist Church, Pauls Valley; Kessler Park Baptist Church, Dallas; Lancaster Park Baptist Church, Lancaster; Tulakes Baptist Church, Bethany; and Crossroads Church, Rose Lake.

During all of that, Joe and Harriett raised five children. Steve (married to Kim) of Coeur d’Alene; Paul (married to Jill) of Newberg, Ore.; Margaret (married to Mike Croom) of Oak Harbor, Wash.; Audrey (married to Todd Henry) of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Rachel (married to Dave Chalk) of Guthrie, Okla. All of Joe and Harriett’s children are native born Texans. In addition, Joe and Harriett have 20 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Currently, Harriett is an active member of the Coeur d’Alene Art Association. She enjoys painting, gardening and watching the backyard chickens. Joe enjoys his workouts and socializing at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Coeur d’Alene, as well as looking after Murphy, their Australian terrier. They both attend the Coeur d’Alene campus of Real Life Ministries and are actively involved in their life group.

Joe and Harriett renewed their vows Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, at Real Life Ministries in Coeur d’Alene.

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