Dejuanicky Kelitha Elkridge was born on August 17, 1998 to Dwayne Elkridge and  Nakieay Payton, in Sacramento California. She passed away unexpectedly on December 4, 2020.

Dejuanicky was a loving soul who had a passion for music. Since she was a little girl, she loved to sing, rap and dance. Dejuanicky, AKA Kiki was a good song writer, she'd write and perform her own songs and she dreamed big, there was so much more she had to give to the world, so talented and beautiful inside and out. She loved spending time with her nephews and niece. Her smile could light up a room, and her personality was just as big as her smile. She leaves behind to cherish her memories, her mother Nakieay Payton, stepfather Marquez Payton; Grandmother Sharon Barksdale and grandfather Vicent Parker; Her twin/Aunt Keriko; 8 sisters, Dazhane, Valynda, Malaysia, Tiera, Tiana, Tieya, Tamari and Cheyanne; Godmother, Joyce; 5 God sisters, Joycelyn, Raisin, Andraya, Lovie and Mauresha; 2 God brothers, Toddrae and Zarue; 4 nephews, La'Darius, Malcolm, Luis and Ahmir, and niece Denise. As well as a host of Aunties, Uncles, and cousins.

She is preceded in death by her father Dwayne Elkridge, Grandmother Ever Walter, great aunt Shirley Ann, little brother Emmanuel Miles, little cousin Baby Jonathan Frazier-Sumrall, Auntie Yolanda Jenkins and Uncle Donnie Barksdale .

Dear Dejuanicky:

For the brief time I've known you in the world, you were a beautiful person with a wonderful smile on your face that I looked forward to seeing again! As I look at your pictures and it saddens me that I'll never see you or spend time with you again! I know you're in a better place and I know you're brightening up whatever room you walk in to in heaven! I know I'll see you again and every night I look to the sky and see the brightest star shining down on us all that's that wonderful smile lighting the earth, until our paths cross again, continue to live your truth!

Always,

~Victor M Cole