Myrlin Elton Loveall was born in Shelby, Montana on March 22, 1941. He moved to Portland, Oregon in 1949 and graduated from David Douglas High School in 1960. After high school Myrlin joined the US Navy and served from 1960 to 1962 on the USS Hooper. On November 6, 1967 he married Margaret Spellman in Idaho. Their son, Russell was born in 1969 and a daughter, Debra in 1975.
Myrlin worked as a Mail Carrier for the US Postal Service until his retirement in 1996. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Margaret in January 2007. Myrlin died on April 5, 2015 in Dallas, Oregon from a heart attack at the age of 74.
He is survived by his children, Russell and Debra; brother, Wes Loveall and three grandchildren, Michael, Christina and Stacey.