Background
Miller, Loye Wheat was born on January 18, 1899 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas Edward and Elsie (Wheat) Miller.
Miller, Loye Wheat was born on January 18, 1899 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas Edward and Elsie (Wheat) Miller.
Graduated from the high school, Evansville, Indiana, 1916.
Reporter, Evansville Press., 1916-1920; reporter, Cleveland Press., 1920-1921; managing editor, Knoxville (Tennessee) News, 1921-1926; managing editor, Knoxville News-Sentinel, 1926-1941; editor, Knoxville News-Sentinel, 1941-1967.
Member Tennessee Great Smoky Mountain Park Commission, 1958-1976, chairman, 1973-1976. With United States Army, 1918-1919. Member American Society Newspaper Editors, Tennessee Society S.R. (president), Tennessee Press Association (president 1953-1954), American Judicature Society, National Press Club, Rotary, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Sara Vance Davis, April 3, 1929. Children: Loye Wheat, Wayne Watson, Michael Van Hook.