Chi'Riah Xylia Shird,2, of New Bern was called by her Guardian Angel to enter Heaven on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
She is survived by her mother, Mariah Gaylor; father, Cheron Shird; five brothers, Bryson Hairston, Cheron Shird Jr., Zamari Cherry, Tristen Walker and Marqueise Turman all of New Bern; three sisters, Londynn Hairston, Genesis Gaylor and Ikeria Boyd; Grandparents, Monique Gaylor and Yvonne Shird Johnson; great grandparents, Barbara Irving and Lillie Shird, of New Bern.
want to offer you my deepest condolences for your loss and also tell you that God has promised to end death and resIurrect those who lost their lives in the near future.
ACTS 24:15 "AND I HAVE HOPE TOWARD GOD, WHICH HOPE THESE MEN ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO, THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A RESURRECTION OF BOTH THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS."
My sincere condolences to the family and friends and all of the people who loved and adored my favorite little person.
My condolences to the Gaylord and Shird on the passing of their little angel
I'm so sorry for the loss of your precious baby. Condolences and prayers to you and your entire family.
Praying for the Family ,Riah was a fighter up to the end ,I remember when she was born and I gave her the name Lil Scappy cause she was a fighter 💪 💯 and to know her was to fall in love with her , Riah will be missed dearly, so to the family hold tight to your memories and know that God and Heaven has a beautiful baby and she will always be your Angel. Love you you all and I will miss my Lil Scrappy ❤️ and her smile . Love Marie and family .
Rest in Peace sweet baby girl 🩵I'm very grateful I got to work with you . Love and prayers to the family
My sincere condolences to the family....I pray that God keeps his arms around you all during this difficult time. Losing a love one is hard but losing a precious child is even harder. Lean on God to see you through this time 🙏
What a profound loss this is for you, losing a child is very hard. To be absent from the body is to be present with The Lord. Sending our sincere condolences
I don't know yall family but my heart and prayers go out to yall 🙏🏽 I know what it feels like to lose a child just hold on to God Almighty 🙏🏽 he is the only way I lost a granddaughter she was 13mos I know she with the Father and so is your baby I look at it they was to good to be apart of this nasty sick world they with the Creator 🙌🏽🙏🏽
I am so sorry to hear about your profound loss! I can only imagine how difficult this time must be for you, and I want you to know that you're not alone. I will be praying for the supernatural strength, comfort and peace that only God our Father can give. Sending my love and prayers, Tiffany.
Our staff will continue to keep your family in our prayers. We thank you for allowing us to serve your family.