Valissa Thyia Providence
We will always cherish the love, grace and compassion of Valissa Providence, who went to be with her Lord and Saviour on November 16, 2023 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Valissa will be remembered by her mother: Nyoka (Leroy); daughter: Xolani; father: Glenford; brother: Jahi; sister: Teayanna, aunts and uncles: Glenda (David), Arlene, Cathy Ann; Fitzgerald, cousins: Kendra, Kaeden, Nylah, Janaya, Karyn, Kayfia and 113 plus cousins from the Byron and Providence family, great aunts: Joy (James), Cecelia (Ishmael), Marjorie (Winfield), Mary, Angela (Tony), Tessila, Vianney, Velma, great uncles: Francis (Vanessa), George (Bervina), Joel, Solomon (Oma), Jeffery (Leslie-Ann), Wendell, Osborne (Barbara), Jerome (Bernadine)
Valissa was predeceased by her maternal grandparents Aldon and Brenda Providence.
A Funeral will be held on Friday, December 1, 2023 at Shiloh Baptist Church, 10727 114 St NW, Edmonton at 11:30 am with interment to follow at South Haven Cemetery. For those who wish to pay their respects, you may do so on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 10:00 am prior to the Funeral Service.
There will be a reception following the interment at the Hazledean Community Hall 9630 66 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 4W9
The service will be livestreamed at: https://www.eshilohbc.com - look for the “Live Streaming” link.
In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sickle Cell Foundation of Alberta, https://ourscfa.org, in Valissa’s name.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Nyoka, Xolani and the rest of our family and friends during this extremely difficult time.
Valissa will be missed by all.
She would not want us to be sad but would want us to celebrate her life and the joy she brought to so many souls.
with love Max and Stephanie
Nyoka, no words that are written at this time will help. My thoughts are with you and your family Valissa will be missed. We are here for you. Love you.
Nyoka and Xolani our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.Good friends never really leave us, they help us along our journey until we meet again lissa aka valissa ❤️
With love Jodz and Nevaeh and Eric
Our condolences to the Nyoka, Xolani and the rest of the family. May the Lord comfort you all in this challenging time of grieve. She was such a wonderful young lady full of life but gone so soon. I will miss her beautiful smile, the moment I had the opportunity to talk with her so much wisdom embedded in her. Sleep well angel till we meet again.
Milton and Debra Smith
Our sincerest condolences for all of your family at this time. You have our deepest symphony and unwavering support. Wishing you peace,comfort,and lots of love at this time of sorrow. Our hearts goes out to you all at this difficult time.
Our condolences goes out to Nyoka and Xolani and the rest of the Byron and Providence families may she Rest In Eternal Peace
From Cecelia and Isola Byron 🙏🏾🙏🏾
You have our heartfelt condolences Nyoka and to the rest of the family our hearts goes out to you in this difficult time.sleep on Valissa.
She had just a lively loving personality! She will be missed by so many! So sorry for the whole families loss. We love you and will miss you!
Our heartfelt condolences to you and your entire family Nyoka. Your daughter was a beautiful young woman and we pray her strength, and her love for you and her daughter Xolani, will flow through you during this time of grief. I pray for guidance and comfort for you as you navigate the difficult decisions you will have to make in the coming days, months, years. Gone but not forgotten! Fly high Valissa! RIEP xoxo
My heart reaches out to Nyoka and Xolani and the rest of our family, during this difficult time. Valissa will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Rest well with the Lord dear cousin, I will always cherish the times we spent together and aim to keep your memory alive.
Valissa Valissa…gone to soon but God knows best. Our condolences goes to Nyoka and little Xolani and the Byron/Providence families. Nyoka, keep the faith, I know the Providence and Byron family will be a tower of support and strength for you; and the John’s will always be a shoulder for you to lean on. May Valissa’s soul RIEP and light perpetual shine on her.🌹🙏
My deepest condolences to Nyoka and Xolani. Valissa will be missed by so many.
I know all of her cousins thought of her as a sister. She was little but her love was mighty, her laugh was mighty and her hugs were mighty as well. I will truly miss all three.
Now free from pain, may you rest in paradise.
Love You
My heartfelt condolences to you my dearest friend Nyoka, Xolani and family. During this time of profound grief, please know that you are not alone. Valissa’s spirit will forever remain in the hearts of all who knew and loved her. Sending you healing prayers and comforting hugs. May she Rest In Eternal Peace 🙏
My deepest condolences on this tragic loss.
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal,
Love leaves a memory no one can steal.
Nyoka and all your family, may you find solace that Valissa has found peace and is with her grandparents in heaven, knowing that Xolani will be in your loving care. Sending love and hugs. Always here for you Jan xox
We will miss seeing Valissa’s beautiful smile at the daycare. Our thoughts and prayers are with Xolani, Nyoka and the rest of her family.
Hugs Shannon.
“A beautiful soul left for heaven today, May God provide her eternal peace,
Sorry for your loss.”
On behalf of the James family we are sending our love and prayers to Nyoka , Xolani, the Byron and providence family. Please accept our sincere condolences to all of you. We will miss her dearly. 💕
From the day you entered this world, you brought so much happiness to everyone around you, the memories we shared together will forever hold a special place in my heart. As we grieve your loss, I take solace in knowing that you are now at peace, watching over us from above. Nyoka & Xoe will keep your memories alive.
Our deepest condolences Nyoka, Xolani, and family 💐♥️🙏🏻✨
You are one of my best friends and I wish nothing more than to take away all this pain that you’re going through
Valissa was a beautiful human being
She cared for everyone and everything
I feel very fortunate for knowing Valissa from the time she was born till she became our angel.
She will be in our hearts forever ✨✨✨
Rest in peace sweet Valissa✨🙏🏻♥️✨
I’m so sorry 💔♥️
Condolences to the family. Valissa was a beautiful soul. I pray for peace and healing for the family, her beautiful daughter and mother. The bible says: Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. I pray the good father comfort you in this time of mourning. God bless you 💓💓💓
To my beloved Niece Valissa, gone to soon be will never forgotten.
Words cannot explained at this time but never in my dreams that I would of known the last conversation I had with you and sending you your last birthday wishes. You were a wonderful soul.
Oh death where is thy sting oh grave thy victory.
To my sisters Nyoka, Arlene and Glenda and the rest of the family take comfort in the Lord he will give you the strength day by day.
From your brother and sister, Fitzgerald and Jeanette (Cathy-Ann).
The one time I met her she has such beautiful personality and was so full of life…My condolences 🙏 Nyoka and Leroy
Our deepest condolences to you Nyoka , Xolani and the rest of your family.
Valissa was such a special person . We are very sorry for your loss.
My deepest condolences to you Nyoka and the rest of the family, Valisa will be surely missed by all who loved her. May her sweet soul rest in peace 🙏🏾
My dearest dearest dearest cousin, sister, best friend, soulmate, my confidant, ride or die, twin flame(the list goes on).. Thats how we would start off a birthday shoutout. I miss you soooooooo much it destroys my heart. I’m so mad you got called up to God. I truly am. I haven’t really had a conversation yet with him cause I’m devastated!! We were supposed to grow older together causing ruckus with the young folks. We were supposed to go on a vacation. We were supposed to life together into our old age. I’m so torn. The ONLY person I FaceTimed most is gone. The person I told EVERYTHING to is gone. My lifetime partner is gone physically from this world, and I am so lost. I am so lost without you. I envy those who get to move on with their loved ones, I envy those who have their person to talk to everyday while my conversations with you look different. I envy I envy I envy and I hurt so much cousin. Even though I see you in other things around.. and though it may bring me temporary comfort. I miss your voice.. I miss your warmth. The only person to unconditionally love me outside my mother. I wish I had 24 more hours with you. The endless laughs, tears, stories and memories we had together in this life time. Especially the most recent ones… Singing in my car, on the way to drop you off and we were laughing so hard we continued, in your drive way just singing away.. our last sleep over. Our last birthdays together even though you were in the hospital for mine you still got me something.. It burns me to think that was our last of our memories together. I’m so so sorry this happened to you cousin. I wish it wasn’t true. When it’s my turn, please please please be waiting for me. So we can rejoice and continue on eternally. I love you so so so so so much. Valissa Thyia Providence. Thank you for loving me And my babies who miss you so much as I miss you, with every fibre in me. I really hope heaven is real so we can be together again and for eternity this time. To know Valissa was a blessing. Someone so selfless, loving, caring, supportive, a daughter of God.. Rest in Eternal Peace my beautiful cousin. I LOVE YOU FOREVER