She was born in Berwick, LA on January 11, 1934 to the late Margaret Post and Alvin Vining. Benita is also preceded in death by her first husband, Amos Carline and her second husband, Joseph Vernaci; along with a daughter, Duane Carline.
Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Benita Vernaci Risch; son, Gordon Carline; five grandchildren, Allen Carline; Duane Wollfarth; Wyatt Jones; Chloe Risch; and Sydney Risch; three great-grandchildren, Allen Carline, Jr.; Emma Carline; and Caden Paul Wollfarth.
Benita was owner and operator of the Beauty School of Metairie and The New You European Facial Salon. She was a member of Helena United Methodist Church and past member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Krewe of Mecca.
Funeral services will be live-streamed on Southern Heritage Funeral Home’s Facebook page on Monday, May 4, 2020, at 2:00 pm. Interment will follow at Southern Heritage Cemetery & Mausoleum in Pelham, AL. Please consider donating to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alabama Chapter in memory of Benita.
