12:25 Pm Pt -- Oprah just released a statement on her mom's death, saying, "Thank you all for your kind words and condolences regarding my mother Vernita Lee's passing. It gives our family great comfort knowing she lived a good life and is now at Peace." Oprah Winfrey's mother has died. Oprah's niece, Alisha Hayes, posted that Vernita Lee died on Thanksgiving Day. The family just confirmed the death. Vernita was born in 1935 in segregated Mississippi.
- 11/26/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Oprah Winfrey's mother, Vernita Lee, died on Thanksgiving, E! News confirms. She was 83. The television titan was not with Lee at the time of her passing, as she was celebrating the holiday in Santa Barbara, Calif., with girls from the school she opened in South Africa in 2007. As of Monday, Winfrey has neither commented on Lee's death nor updated her social media. A family spokesperson told E! News Monday Lee has been laid to rest at a private funeral. Memorial donations may be made to Feeding America in her name, the spokesperson added. In addition to Winfrey, Lee is survived by daughter Patricia Amanda Faye Lee; grandchildren Andre Brown, Alisha Hayes, Chrishaunda Lee Perez and Aquarius Lofton and;...
- 11/26/2018
- E! Online
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