Bill N. Eaves

Bill Eaves, an active supporter of local causes and a well-known positive role model in the Plainview community, is known for his integrity, honesty, and great sense of humor. He has been called a good example of what a Christian businessman is all about.

Bill N. Eaves was born in 1928 and grew up on a farm north of Petersburg. His father died when he was nine. After high school, Eaves attended Lippert’s Business College in Plainview. He worked at the Plainview Daily Herald, was a teller at Hale County State Bank for four years, and then was business manager at the Medical Center Hospital on St. Louis Street in southeast Plainview for four years. In 1958, he partnered with Joe H. Morgan to establish an independent insurance business they named the Morgan-Eaves Agency.

Bill was twice elected to the Plainview City Council, served as chairman of the City Zoning Commission, and was twice president of the Plainview Independent Insurance Agents. He is a past president of the American Business Club, which sponsored the youth summer baseball program and has been involved in various community activities and boards, including the Plainview Cemetery Association. He taught a youth Sunday school class at First Baptist Church, where he has been a member for more than 50 years.