We are sad to report that Oprah Winfrey’s mother Vernita Lee has died aged 83.
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CelebNMusic247.com reports that Oprah Winfrey’s mother Vernita Lee passed away on Thanksgiving at her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Oprah Winfrey’s mother Vernita Lee, who had the TV icon with Vernon Winfrey has already been laid to rest at a private funeral.
Vernita worked as a housekeeper throughout her life is survived by Oprah, 64, and her other daughter, Patricia Amanda Faye Lee.
PEOPLE reports:
Vernita is also survived by her four grandchildren – Alisha Hayes, Chrishaunda Lee Perez, Aquarius Lofton, and Andre Brown – and four great-grandchildren – Jaxon Praise Perez, Chai Theresa Perez, Donovan Hayes, and Trinity Hayes.
Vernita gave birth to Oprah at the age of 14, shortly after meeting Oprah’s father. But she subsequently moved to Milwaukee to become a maid, meaning the American icon was raised by her grandmother.
The duo had a distant relationship until later in Oprah’s life, and they eventually appeared together on Oprah’s eponymous talk show in 1990.
Meanwhile, Vernita’s son Jeffrey Lee passed away in 1989, while her third daughter, Patricia Lee Lloyd, died in 2003.
She previously spoke of how proud she was of Oprah:
I loved her the way that she loves people now.
