Background
Ely, Leo was born on February 25, 1922 in Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States. Son of Walter Washington and Ina Belle (Miller) Ely.
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Leo Ely
Edit Profilereal estate and insurance broker
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration in Journalism, U. Tennessee, 1956.
Career
Master deep sea diver, Texas Submarine Salvage and Diving, Houston and Knoxville, Tennessee, 1949-1963;
news director, WOKE radio station, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1956-1957;
editor, public, East Tennessee Reporter newspaper, Clinton, 1957-1958;
chief of detectives, Knox County Sheriff's Department, Knoxville, 1958-1963;
vice president, agency director, People's Protective Life Insurance Company, Jackson, Tennessee, 1963-1970;
owner, broker, Leo Ely Real Estate and Insurance, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, since 1970;
general manager, owner, WVTN-FM radio, Gatlinburg, 1982-1983. Trouble shooter, consultant Texas Submarine Salvage and Diving, Knoxville, Jackson and Galtinburg, since 1963. Consultant, effiency expert Broadcast Professionals, Gatlinburg, since 1970.
Board directors Douglas-Cherokee Development, Morristown, Tennessee, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman service unit Salvation Army, Sevierville, Tennessee, since 1983. Campaign chairman George Wallace for President, Tennessee, 1968, 76, campaign coordinator, 1972. Campaign chairman Doug Heinsohn for Governor, Tennessee, 1970, Doug Heinsohn for Senator, Tennessee, 1978.
President Civitan Club, Jackson, 1966-1968, SevierCounty, 1972-1974. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1939-1948. Member American Legion (past commander-adjutant, chaplain), Veterans of Foreign Wars (past commander-adjutant, chaplain), DAV (past commander-adjutant, chaplain), Military Order of Purple Heart.
Interests
Connections
Married Shirley Ann Petty, August 31, 1955.
