Anita Rose Bivens began her journey of life on October 15, 1961 to the late Andrew Jr and Rosie Lee Bivens. Anita accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at First Baptist Church Vine Street in Malvern, Arkansas. Anita attended Malvern School District. Graduating from Malvern Senior High School in 1980. She later enrolled at Prime Trucking School. Anita worked at Country Mart, Pactiv and Precision. She was employed at Prime Trucking until her health began to fail. On March 27, 1980 Anita gave birth to the apple of her eyes, the beat to her heart, William Ronald "Puddy" Reed. Who passed away November 30, 2005. Anita loves her family and had her own special nicknames for everyone. She was a very humorous jokester. She loved fishing and playing handheld poker games. Anita departed from her earthly home and was welcomed at the gates on September 26, 2022 of her Heavenly home by her son Puddy, who she missed dearly. Anita was preceded in death by her son: William " Puddy " Reed; parents: Andrew Jr. and Rosie Lee Bivens; paternal grandparents: Andrew Sr. and Henrietta Bivens; maternal grandparents; Henry and Pearlie Dobbins; sister: Brenda Bivens Gordon; nephews: Derrick Guinn and Ricky Lamont Bivens. Anita leaves to cherish her memories:fur baby: Jahiem Maxwell Bivens; brothers: Ricky Joe (Brenda) Bivens of Malvern, Arkansas, William Murberger of Sheridan, Arkansas. Special cousins: Rhea "Cookie" (Shorty) Collins of Malvern, Arkansas and Jayolnda Cannon of Detroit, Michigan; special nephew: Daton Johnson of Malvern, Arkansas; best friends: Christine Baum and Jackie Brown both of Malvern, Arkansas. A host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The Thing Is by Ellen Bass to love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you've held dear crumbles like burnt paper in your hands, your throat filled with the silt of it. When grief sits with you, its tropical heat thickening the air, heavy as water more fit for gills than lungs; when grief weights you like your own flesh only more of it, an obesity of grief, you think, How can a body withstand this? Then you hold life like a face between your palms, a plain face, no charming smile, no violet eyes, and you say, yes, I will take you I will love you, again. Samuel L. Vance & Sons Funeral Directors " The Epitome of Service " Memorial Service Saturday, October 15, 2022 11:00 AM Masonic Cemetery Babcock Road Malvern, Arkansas 72104