Oprah Winfrey’s mom Vernita Lee died on Thanksgiving at her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, TMZ reports. She was 83 years old. A private funeral service has already been held.
According to US Weekly, Vernita Lee was born in deeply segregated Mississippi on May 2, 1935 and worked for many years as a housekeeper. Oprah was raised by Lee’s mother, her maternal grandmother, until the age of 6, when she went to live with Vernita in Milwaukee.
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