A [[United Methodist]] who resides in Trumann, Arkansas, Rye graduated from Marked Tree High School in Marked Tree in Poinsett County and attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.<ref name=bio/> Early in his career, he was employed by ''The Jonesboro Sun'' [[newspaper]].<ref name=intelius/> He and his wife, Julie, have a daughter, Dr. Robin Rye Dabney, a nurse practitioner in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]].<ref name=bio/> | A [[United Methodist]] who resides in Trumann, Arkansas, Rye graduated from Marked Tree High School in Marked Tree in Poinsett County and attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.<ref name=bio/> Early in his career, he was employed by ''The Jonesboro Sun'' [[newspaper]].<ref name=intelius/> He and his wife, Julie, have a daughter, Dr. Robin Rye Dabney, a nurse practitioner in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]].<ref name=bio/> |