| Name | Melinda Moss Way  1 |
| Birth | 19 Jul 1949 |
| Education | MA Virginai Commonwealth U, BA Newcomb College |
| Father | Clement Murphy Moss Jr. (1926-) |
| Mother | Betty Mae Granberry (1925-2002) |
| 1 | Joseph Howell Way1 |
| Marriage | 3 Jan 1976, New Orleans, LA |
| Children | Kelly Howell (1982-) |
| Courtney Alston (1984-) |