Prentice Wayne "Dick" Middleton

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        Dick Middleton was born January 21, 1901, in Shelby County near Shelbyville, Texas. He was the son of C.M. Middleton and Clara Morrison Middleton. He attended Shelbyville schools and attended the Methodist Church in Shelbyville.
        In his young adult life he worked the wheat fields of Kansas and the oilfields of Oklahoma. On November 29, 1926, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, he married Ione Lee. In 1928, Mr. and Mrs. Middleton moved back to Shelbyville from Oklahoma and on to Center, Texas. In Center, Mr. Middleton worked for Runnels Chevrolet Company and later went into the grocery business.
        The year 1942 saw Mr. Middleton elected Sheriff of Shelby County. He served in his elected office until 1946.
 

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