
Mr. and Mrs. Carlo H. Joseph III announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Decker Joseph, to William David Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Miller of Hoover.
Miss Joseph is the granddaughter of Mrs. Karolyn Mersmann of Hoover, Dr. and Mrs. James Mersmann of Columbiana and Mr. and Mrs. Sadie Joseph and the late Mr. Carlo H. Joseph Jr. of Hoover.
She graduated summa cum laude from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in zoology. At Auburn, she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and Phi Kappa Phi honor society and received the College of Science and Mathematics Dean’s Medal. She is now in her first year at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine.
The groom is the grandson of Mrs. Mary Ann Hornbuckle and the late Mr. William Donald Hornbuckle of New Hope and Mrs. Carolyn Miller of Hoover and the late Dr. Alex Miller of Birmingham.
Mr. Miller is a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and recently received his master’s degree in higher education administration from Auburn University. He is employed at Auburn University as a scholarship advisor in the Office of University Scholarships.
The wedding is planned for Dec.18 at Bluff Park United Methodist Church in Hoover.