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

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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 November 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.

 

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First Published: Nov 26 2018 | 10:30 PM IST

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