His father, originally from Perry County, Pennsylvania, was a World War I veteran and a Democratic politician who served in the Indiana House of Representatives and as U.S. Assistant Postmaster General from 1940 to 1953 under Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman.
[1][2] Myers graduated from Shortridge High School, where he ran for class president.
[1] Myers was initiated into the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Butler University.
[1] Myers was an active member of the Indiana State Bar Association, serving on its Committee on Illegal Practice of Law and Grievances.
Myers died in office and was succeeded by Justice David Lewis.