Joanne Melton Palmer

Background

Palmer, Joanne Melton was born on October 2, 1927 in Greenville, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of John Martin and Wawice (Dean) Melton.

Education

Student, Hollins College, 1945-1947; student, University Mississippi, 1947; certified, John Brookes Landscape Design, Denmans, England, 1984; certified, John Brookes Landscape Design, La Napoule, France, 1985.

Career

Landscape consultant, Joanne M. Palmer, Gulfport, Mississippi, since 1972. Member of advisory board Sunburst Bank, Grenada, Mississippi, 1989-1990.

Achievements

• Joanne Melton Palmer has been listed as a noteworthy landscape designer, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Salvation Army, Gulfport, State Committee on Job Training, Jackson, Mississippi, since 1983, Crosby Arboretum, Picayune, Mississippi, since 1991. Member Association Professional Landscape Designers, Garden Club Mississippi (president 1965-1967), Four Seasons Garden Club (president 1963-1965), Broadwater Country Club, Revelrs, Gulfport Yacht Club, Great Southern Club.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, bridge, gardening, fishing.

Connections

Married Owen Thakara Palmer, April 5, 1947. Children: Joanne Barksdale Palmer Noll, Wawice Eugenia.

Father:

John Martin Melton

Mother:

Wawice (Dean) Melton

Spouse:

Owen Thakara Palmer

child:

Joanne Barksdale Palmer Noll Palmer

child:

Wawice Eugenia Palmer