Oprah Winfrey’s Mother Vernita Lee Dead at 83
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Oprah Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, died on Thanksgiving Day at her Milwaukee, Wisconsin home. She was 83.
A cause of death has not yet been determined, but we do know that Vernita is survived by her children: daughters Oprah and Patricia Amanda Faye Lee, as well as four grandchildren: Alisha Hayes, Chrishaunda Lee Perez, Aquarius Lofton, and Andre Brown. She also had four great grandchildren.
“Thank you all for your kind words and condolences regarding my mother Vernita Lee’s passing,” Oprah wrote on Instagram. “It gives our family great comfort knowing she lived a good life and is now at Peace.”