Carolyn Gaines Ellzey Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Carolyn Gaines Ellzey of San Jose, California, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, who passed away at the age of 79, on December 1, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her husband Albert Gilliam; her parents, Rev. Lawrence Gaines II and Thelma Gaines Weber; her siblings, Brenda Gaines, Matilda Thompson, Lawrence Gaines III, Verna Mae Pounds, Charles and Joseph L. Gaines; her stepfather Joseph Weber; her godparents, Robert and Mary Perkins; and her foster mother Mother Florence Boyce.

She is survived by: her children, Steven Gilliam of San Jose, CA. and Crystal Edmond (David) of Stockton, CA.; her stepdaughters, Rachelle Gary, Nicole Williams and Tiffany Cook; her grandchildren, Jazmine Berry-Veloz, Jozalynn Johnson, Jonathan Hennie, Steven Cherry, David Jr., Eric, Marcus, Terry Aaron and Alec Edmond; her great grandchildren, Christian Evans and Ariah Hennie; her aunt Erma Duplessis of Napoleonville, LA.; her sisters-in-law, Patricia Gaines Ross and Doris Harris; her goddaughters, Joyce Holder, Carolyn Buggage and Lacretia Pearson; her adoptive son Tuan Dang; and her friend Dr. Lenetra Jefferson.