Oprah Winfrey’s mother Vernita Lee dies aged 83 By Press Association November 26 2018, 4:34 pm November 26 2018, 4:34 pm Share Oprah Winfrey’s mother Vernita Lee dies aged 83 Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/entertainment/1618453/oprah-winfreys-mother-vernita-lee-dies-aged-83/ Copy Link Oprah Winfrey (Ian West/PA) Oprah Winfrey’s mother Vernita Lee has died at the age of 83. A Winfrey spokeswoman issued a statement saying Ms Lee died at her Milwaukee home on November 22 and private funeral services were held. Ms Lee was a teenager when she gave birth to Winfrey in Mississippi in 1954. Oprah Winfrey attended the royal wedding earlier this year (Ian West/PA) They moved to Milwaukee when Winfrey was six years old. Ms Lee was featured getting a makeover on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1990. She is also survived by another daughter, Patricia Amanda, and four grandchildren. Ms Lee was predeceased by a son, Jeffrey, and by a daughter, Patricia.
