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DR. WECKEA DEJURA LILLY

06/21/1979 - 09/20/2025

Obituary For DR. WECKEA DEJURA LILLY

DR. WECKEA DEJURA LILLY, age 46, of Chicago, Illinois, a Montogmery County native, peacefully departed this life on September 20, 2025.

The Services to Honor the Life and Legacy of Mr. Lilly will be on Sunday, October 5, 2025, 1:00pm, Wadeville AME Zion Church, 668 Bruton Carpenter Road, Mount Gilead, North Carolina. Interment will follow in the family plot of the Bruton Family Cemetery, Wadeville, North Carolina.


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Weckea, you were such a great colleague -- always quietly brilliant and reassuringly kind. We were so lucky to work with you at the University of Chicago Library and we miss you more than words can say. Rest peacefully, friend.

Elizabeth Frengel

I am going to miss you my dear friend and brother. Thank you for your friendship, counseling, laughs, debates, invitations to do research together, agreeing to be my study partner in psych class (FSU) and so much more. I will always cherish the good times and awesome convos! Can't believe I'm writing this...Rest well fellow Bronco & frat (#phirstpham). "The librarian is still in the building and I'll hold it down for the archivist :)" I'm praying for your family, loved ones and our FSU alumni.

Carla Edwards

Sending my deepest condolences to the family. Rest well Weckea.

Natonya Mangum

Rest well Weckea. Grateful to have known you and trusting that you are in a better place.

MitzAnn Edmond

Thank you, Lilly.... You were one of a kind!

André Whitehead

Peace and blessings to Weckea's family during this time.

Weckea, you were truly one of a kind. Thoughtful, funny, and always ready to go deep, whether we were talking about life, love, or the words of Baldwin and Morrison. You had a way of making space for truth and laughter at the same time. Our conversations meant everything to me, and I'll carry them with me always. I'll miss you more than words can say. You'll always have a place in my heart.

Toshanika

Toshanika Moore Hollis

Our condolences to the family of Dr. Lilly. I will forever remember the humorous moments we shared around campus.

Chris Simmons

My sincere condolences to the family and friends of my "Dr. Lilly." "Dr. Lilly," as I affectionately always called him when he was my work-study student at Fayetteville State University many years ago, will forever be loved and remembered in my heart. Rest in Peace my friend. Love, Ms. Taylor-Hilliard

Gail Taylor-Hilliard

My dear friend. You will always remain in my heart.

Gabrielle Bryant-Butler

Our staff will continue to keep your family in our prayers. We thank you for allowing us to serve your family.

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