Pauline Jessica (Harris) Samuel Singletary was born in Florence, South Carolina to Rebecca Williams and Harry Harris on May 4, 1930; she was the youngest of four children. She was called home on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

Pauline and her sister, Osroe, moved to Buckhead, Georgia where they were raised by their paternal grandmother until the age of six before returning to live with their mother in Chadbourn, North Carolina. Pauline attended Chadbourn Primary School and graduated from Chadbourn High School in 1948 (later Westside High). She accepted Christ at an early age at St. Stephens Baptist Church (now First Missionary Baptist Church) in Chadbourn, North Carolina.

After graduating from Chadbourn High School, she attended Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in 1952; shortly after graduating, she moved to Arkansas to teach high school English. Pauline returned to North Carolina and married her longtime love, Robert Lee Singletary, on June 12, 1954. They moved to Manhattan, New York where Pauline earned her Master of Library Science from Pratt Institute in June 1959 while working for the New York Public Library system. Pauline continued working for the New York Public Library until June 1990, retiring as the Assistant Coordinator of the Manhattan Borough Branches.

Pauline was an active member of the historic Abyssinia Baptist Church in Harlem, New York. and after moving to Queens, New York in 1966 joined the St. Albans Congregational Church where she took on many leadership roles. Pauline was always an active member of her local community.She was a member of the Alpha Wives of Queens, NY and a Silver Soror of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. - pledging Epsilon Pi Omega Chapter in 1976.

In 1992, Pauline moved to Sterling, Virginia to join her daughter and granddaughter. She worked as a White House volunteer in the Office of the First Lady of the United States from 1994-2000. She served as Chair of the Black History Committee of the Friends of the Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg, VA. She joined Heritage Fellowship Congregational Church (now Heritage Fellowship Church) in Reston, VA in 1993 where she was a dedicated member - chairing the Christian Education committee and volunteering in various other positions.

Pauline touched the lives of many, she leaves to cherish her memory: one daughter, Robyn S. Chung of Sterling, VA, one granddaughter, Kori Chung of Washington, DC; six nieces: Annette Blair, Gloria Sadler, Vivia "Sonia" Johnson, Lylla Scales, Aldrenia Gaither and Cynthia Robinson; two nephews: Legoston "PeeWee" McNeill and Barry McNeill; three special sister-friends: Gena Coe, Barbara Dobbins and Mildred Robinson; and a host of much-loved nieces, nephews, relatives, godchildren and friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Pauline Singletary Book Scholarship Fund at Heritage Fellowship Church. You can find the scholarship listed under "show all" at https://app.securegive.com/HeritageFellowshipChurch/heritage-fellowship-church/donate/category .

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