Anita is survived by her daughter Deborah Allen and her husband George, daughter Lisa Denton and her husband Philip, son John Carrigan and his wife Aja; fifteen grandchildren, Steven, Matthew and Kayla Smith, Zachary and Brianna Carrigan, and Darron Walker, Olivia, Kaitlin, James, Isaac, Andrew, Felicity, Naomi and Joshua Carrigan, Jovonnie Leal and her husband Danny.
She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years Roy Carrigan, her father John Franklin, and her mother Constance Pratley.
Anita was a homemaker and worked in retail jewelry over her working years. She was a Sunday school and adult Bible School teacher at several churches during her life. Anita shared her love for the Lord Jesus Christ through loving and serving people. She gave without any expectation of anything in return.
A graveside service will be held at Corcoran Cemetery in Corcoran, California August 26, 2025 at 10AM.