Born in Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Julius Oscar Belding and Adele Rourk Belding. He graduated from Murray Vocational High School in Charleston, SC and was employed at the Naval Shipyard, Charleston SC, for many years, until it closed. He retired from NAVSEA Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion & Repair, Pascagoula MS. He is survived by his daughter, Mary Catherine Belding of Charleston SC.