Elijah John Gailliard, 65, of Havelock died January 26, 2026 at CarolinaEast Medical Center.

His funeral service is 12:00 Noon Saturday February 7, 2026 at Oscar's Memorial Chapel 1700 Oscar Dr. New Bern. Burial will follow at New Bern Memorial Cemetery.

He is survived by two sons, Domonic Phillips of Atlanta, GA and Elijah Jones of Dallas, TX; two brothers, Reginald Seabrook of Charleston, SC and Marvin Reed of South Carolina; sisters, Virginia Scarborough of Midway Park, NC, Angie Gailliard of Virginia, Thomasina Capers of Maryland, Theresa Henry of Salisbury, MD, Audra Jolla of Georgia, Celeste Youngblood , Shirley Lindsey both of Charlotte, Evangeline Youngblood of Charleston, SC.