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Hickory Grove Cemetery
Bishop Funeral Home
Submitted by: Carol Rice
Lilly Sophia Valenta, age 2 months and 6 days, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, in Haywood.
The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Bishop Funeral Service.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at Bishop Chapel of Memories officiated by Rev. Terry Brinkley. Burial will follow at Hickory Grove Cemetery near Haywood.
Honorary pallbearers will be Lilly's brothers, Payton Bigham and Blayden Bigham.
Lilly Sophia was born on October 17, 2025, to Nick and Michelle (Garvin) Valenta. Affectionately known to her family as "Baby Bumblebee" and "Lil So-So," Lilly was a happy baby with a beautiful smile and a personality to match. Though her time on earth was brief, she filled every moment with joy, love and plenty of kissy faces! Lilly was perfect in every way.
Her parents attend Trinity Lutheran Church in McAlester.
Lilly was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Gerald Valenta, Sr.; maternal grandfather, Eddie Garvin; uncles, Wesley Garvin and JJ Valenta; and aunt, Tina Kluck.
She is survived by her loving parents, Nick and Michelle Valenta; brothers, Payton Bigham and Blayden Bigham; paternal grandmother, Linda Valenta; maternal grandmother, Nancy Garcia; maternal grandfather, Roy Garcia; aunts, Melessa Honeycutt and Karen McGee and husband Kenneth; special uncle and aunt, Tony and Melody Valenta; special uncle and aunt, Buddy and Rita Garvin; special cousins, Shala Harper and husband Mark; Jalene Hull, Megan Luker, Lindsey Whinery and Arianna Honeycut-Nunez and numerous other cousins and family members who will forever cherish her memory.
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