Michael Wayne Sholar
October 18, 1970
March 2, 2016
A graveside service will be held at a later date to bury Mr. Sholar’s ashes.
La Grange, NC
Michael Wayne Sholar, age 55, died on March 2, 2026 at home. Mr. Sholar is survived by his parents, Gary and Sylvia Sholar of La Grange.
Martha Wilson Jones
February 23, 1931
February 22, 2026
Funeral Service
Saturday, February 28, 2026
2:00 PM
Serenity Funeral Home, Beulaville
with visitation one hour before the service
Interment
Oak Ridge Memorial Park, Pink Hill
Beulaville, NC
Martha Wilson Jones passed away peacefully at home in Beulaville surrounded by family and friends one day shy of her 95th birthday. Martha was born in Duplin County on February 23, 1931 to the late George Taylor and Inez Pickett Wilson. In addition to her parents, Martha was preceded in death by her husband, Beasley Murray Jones, and all five of her siblings: Margaret Batts (Fayette), Annie Mae Matthews (Gordon), Joe Wilson (Dolly), Mary Alice Dail (Gerald) and Johnnie Gray (Pat).
Martha and husband Beasley were the perfect farm couple. She tirelessly worked alongside him in their fields, country store and feed mill in nearby Jones County, NC. She was also a longtime member of Beulaville Baptist Church, loved singing in the choir and was reportedly its oldest living member at the time of her death.
Martha is survived by her two children: Murray Wilson Jones (Louise) and Joseph Timothy Jones (Denise); four grandchildren: Murray Wilson Jones Jr (Anna), Louise Reston Jones Chambers (Ben), Timothy Dock Jones (Chelsea) and Kate Jones Lanier (Paxton); 8 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Serenity Funeral Home, 1100 S NC-41 & 111, Beulaville, NC 28518 with Dr. Bartley Wooten officiating. Visitation will occur at 1:00 pm followed by the funeral at 2:00 pm and burial afterwards in Oak Ridge Memorial Park, 985 NC-11, Pink Hill, NC 28572. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Beulaville Baptist Church, PO Box 394, Beulaville, NC 28518 or the charity of your choice.
The family is especially appreciative of Martha’s local Beulaville friends, including but not limited to Doris Bostic, Katie Miller and JoAnn Cavenaugh, and two very special care-givers Beverly Murphy and Jennifer Roberts. Lastly, an additional thank-you goes to all the wonderful staff at 3HC Home Health & Hospice Care.
Pamela Brock Quinn
October 22, 1966
February 17, 2026
Memorial Visitation
Friday, February 20, 2026
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Serenity Funeral Home, Beulaville
A private burial of her ashes will be held
at a later date.
Kenansville, NC
Pamela Brock Quinn, age 59, died on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at her home. she is preceded in death by her sister Sheena Stover.
Pam, known to her loved ones as “Pam Pam”, is survived by her husband, Steven Quinn of Kenansville; daughter Lindsey Jane Quinn of Kenansville; bonus daughters, Jessie Jones of Potters Hill, Christa Parker of Beulaville; father, Phillip Brock of Rose Hill; mother, Jane Stover of Rose Hill; sister Shauna Stover of Kenansville, Erin Clark of Carlsbad, CA, Elizabeth Hardy of Shallotte, NC; brothers, Ned Brock of Kenansville, Jeremy Carr of Rose Hill; and many extended family that she really loved, no one more than the Lord who she loved with all her heart!
Gregory James Sanderson
April 13, 1956
December 28, 2025
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Beulaville, NC
Gregory James Sanderson, age 69, of Beulaville, died Sunday, December 28, 2025 in ECU Health Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. He is preceded in death by his mother Gladys Sanderson and father James Wees.
Mr. Sanderson is survived by his significant other, Juliana Kobashar Sanderson of Beulaville; daughters, Maranatha Sweet and husband Matthew of Meredith, NH, Cedar Sanderson-Begley and husband Sanford of Iowa Park, TX, Juniper Sanderson of Greensburg, KY; adopted father, Richard Sanderson of Laconia, NH; sister Pamala Jordan of Wales; brother, Michael Sanderson of WI; and four grandchildren.
James Donald Whaley
June 14, 1940
December 28, 2025
Funeral Service
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
11:00 AM
Serenity Funeral Home, Beulaville
with visitation one hour before the service
Interment
Whaley Cemetery
on Wagon Ford Rd., Potters Hill
Potters Hill, NC
James Donald Whaley, age 85, died Sunday, December 28, 2025 at home. He is preceded in death by his daughter Grace W. Moody.
Mr. Whaley is survived by his wife, Louise K. Whaley of Potters Hill; daughters, Audrey W. Crawford of Pink Hill, Krista W. Phillips of Stuart, FL; sons-in-law, Leslie “Buddy” Moody Jr., Melvin Phillips; and three grandchildren, Autumn Crawford, Justice Phillips, Simeon Phillips.
