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1914 - 2009 (95 years)| Name | Pauline Wilson BELSER [2, 3] | |
| Birth | 15 Dec 1914 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina  [4] |
| Gender | Female | |
| Education | she attended Converse College and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in biology in 1935; Abbots Art School, Washington, D. C. | |
| HIST | of Columbia, South Carolina at death- she had 4 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren Pauline Belser Riley COLUMBIA — Memorial service for Pauline Belser Riley, 95, will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. Mrs. Riley, widow of Charles Anderson Riley, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of William Gordon and Mary Elizabeth Wilson Belser. She attended Converse College and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in biology. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She attended Abbot Art School in Washington, DC, where she earned a certificate in Interior Design. Later, she completed courses in landscape design and flower arranging. Mrs. Riley was a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and a lifetime member of the Daughters of the Holy Cross. She served on the Executive Board, chaired the decorations committee and the church yard committee and served as a Girl Scout and Brownie leader. She was also past president of the Columbia Converse Alumni Club and a past president of the Jonquil Garden Club. She was on the Board of Trustees of the Columbia Museum of Art and served on the Sculpture Garden and Grounds Committees. She was a member of the City of Columbia’s Historical Columbia Foundation serving as a trustee. She was a member of National Trust for Historical Preservation, the South Carolina Historical Society and the Caroliniana Historical Society. She was a member of the Columbia Ball. She was a Friend of the South Carolina State Museum, a member of the Riverbanks Zoological Gardens, Brookgreen Garden, Litchfield Country Club on Pawley’s Island and the Fort Jackson Officers Club Auxiliary. She is survived by two daughters, Louise and Virginia; son, Charles Anderson Riley, Jr; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Cathedral Capital Fund, 1100 Sumter St, Columbia, SC 29201, Converse College Fund, 580 E. Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29302, W.G. Belser Arboretum c/o Biology Department, University of SC, 1600 Hampton St, Columbia, SC 29208, Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main St, Columbia, SC 29201 or a charity of one’s choice. Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com. Published in The State on December 31, 2009 print [2, 3] | |
| Religion | she was a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 1100 SUmter St., Columbia, South Carolina [3] | |
| _UID | 35789B7396924D1AAB1C754FD5C2752405F0 | |
| Death | 29 Dec 2009 | |
| Burial | 31 Dec 2009 | a memorial service was held at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral [3] |
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| Person ID | I4337 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 4 Jan 2010 | |
| Father | William Gordon BELSER, Sr., b. 8 Oct 1875, Woodside Plantation, near Summerton, South Carolina d. Bef 29 Dec 2009 (Age < 134 years) | |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth WILSON, b. 14 May 1884, South Carolina d. 15 Oct 1918, South Carolina (Age 34 years) | |
| Marriage | 1909 | South Carolina [4] |
| _UID | 258E5E13182047DEA5DACC9E92DB6BAAEC26 | |
| _UID | 258E5E13182047DEA5DACC9E92DB6BAAEC26 | |
| Family ID | F1503 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Charles Anderson RILEY, Sr., b. of Columbia, South Carolina d. Bef 29 Dec 2009 | |||||||
| Marriage | 1937 | |||||||
| _UID | A308E476555547D8B8A3BE46D10528DF0AA8 | |||||||
| _UID | A308E476555547D8B8A3BE46D10528DF0AA8 | |||||||
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| Family ID | F1560 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||
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