Sheriff Maxie Eaves - November 1968 - January 1977

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         Maxie Eaves was born December 4, 1934 in Choice Community in Shelby County, Texas to Orby Ervin Eaves and Ary Margaret Colvin. He attended school at Clever Creek and then Center ISD. He was employed at Shelby Co-OP, Corbitt Morris and L.C. Smith. He graduated in 1957 with the 28th Texas Department of Public Safety Class in Austin, Texas. After graduation his first assignment was in Tyler, Texas. Maxie worked for DPS for about six months then he went into the Army, did his time, came back home and went to work for DPS stationed in Trinity, Texas. He was not there long and went back into the Army again. When he came back this time in 1962 he was stationed at Shelby County. From 1962 to 1965 he worked for DPS, in 1965 he went into the chicken business. In 1968 he ran for the office of Sheriff of Shelby County he was elected and began serving in June 1969.