Eloise Moore Beliles

August, 1935 – November, 2021

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina – Eloise Moore Beliles, artist, teacher, editor, beloved wife, and loving mother passed away on November 22, 2021 at the age of 86 with her children at her side.

Eloise was born in Louisville, Kentucky and daughter of Harold and Mattie Moore. She grew up in a modest, loving family household with an older half-brother, Milton and half-sister, Virginia. Eloise was bright and creative to the point she received a full academic scholarship to the University of Louisville. While in college, she continued to excel and broaden her horizons, spending 3 months working in Europe as an international exchange student, became the Kappa Delta sorority Chapter President, was inducted into both the Pi Delta Epsilon honorary Journalism Fraternity, as well as the Kappa Delta Phi National Honor Society for Education (Teaching). She was a repeat Art award winner in the Painting Division, inducted into the Woodcock Society (Scholastic Achievement), Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, and Mortar Board (seniors). She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with High Honors (magna cum laude) as a double major (Art and English), received UofL’s Sigma Kappa Award (Outstanding Senior Woman) and was named to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.

She started her career Teaching Art and English at a Louisville High School and married her husband, Robert Pryor Beliles (for 57+ years, ending with his passing). While Robert was completing his PhD, Eloise continued to pursue her many interests, selling her art, including a multi-award-winning oil painting while living in DesMoines, Iowa as a teacher. She was a supportive wife and mother of two as her family moved a few times with stops in Reston Virginia, a suburb of Milwaukee Wisconsin, and then back to Northern Virginia (Oakton). Along the way, Eloise helped Robert by editing many of his publications.

Eloise and her husband moved to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina upon Robert’s retirement in 2002. Beyond her love of art and reading, Eloise enjoyed bird-watching, traveling overseas with her husband and doting over her grandchildren when visiting. She is survived by daughter Karen Beliles, M.D., son Robert Beliles Jr, high tech executive, as well as grandchildren: Ryan and Katherine Beliles.

Her ashes were spread during a private family celebration of life.

Final arrangements were handled by The Island Funeral Home.