Oprah Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, dies at 83

• Tweet
• Email

ABOVE PHOTO:  Oprah Winfrey  (Photo: Helga Esteb / shutterstock)

ASSOCIATED PRESS

MILWAUKEE — Oprah Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, has died at the age of 83.

A Winfrey spokeswoman on Monday issued a statement saying Lee died at her Milwaukee home on Nov. 22. The spokeswoman says private funeral services were held. No other details were provided.

Lee was a teenager when she gave birth to Winfrey in Mississippi in 1954. They moved to Milwaukee when Winfrey was 6 years old.

Lee was featured getting a makeover on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 1990.

Lee is also survived by another daughter, Patricia Amanda, and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Jeffrey, and by a daughter, Patricia.

• Tweet
• Email

Related Posts

Oprah Winfrey to sell Harpo Studios in Chicago Star-studded Oprah Winfrey taping set in Chicago Lee Daniels says both Oprah Winfrey and Common will appear on ‘Empire’ next season