Winfrey thanked fans on Instagram for their support in the wake of her mother’s death.
Memorial donations in Vernita’s name may be made to Feeding America ( ).” She was predeceased by son Jeffrey Lee (1960-1989) and daughter Patricia Lee Lloyd (1959-2003). Private funeral services have been held. Born May 2, 1935, she is survived by her daughters Oprah Winfrey and Patricia Amanda Faye Lee, grandchildren Alisha Hayes, Chrishaunda Lee Perez, Aquarius Lofton and Andre Brown and great grandchildren Jaxon Praise Perez, Chai Theresa Perez, Donovan Hayes and Trinity Hayes. The obituary reads: “The family of Vernita Lee are saddened to share of her passing on Novemat her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2010, Winfrey discovered she had a long-lost half-sister, Patricia Amanda Faye Lee, pictured above with Lee. The separation put a strain on Winfrey’s relationship with Lee the two later reconciled, with the media titan reportedly purchasing a luxury condo for Lee and providing her with a monthly stipend. RELATED: Oprah Winfrey Shares Her Annual Must-Have Holiday Shopping Guide - See The List She moved to Milwaukee where she worked as a housemaid, leaving Winfrey to be raised by her grandmother until the age of 6. A private memorial service has already been held.īorn in 1935 in Mississippi during segregation, Lee gave birth to Winfrey in 1954. The family confirmed Lee’s passing on American Thanksgiving at her home in Milwaukee on Thursday, Nov. Stella lived her life passing as white, while Desiree married the darkest man she could find.
After a brief return home a year later, the girls went their separate ways.
Oprah Winfrey’s mother Vernita Lee has died at age 83. In 1954, light-skinned twins Desiree and Stella Vignes went missing from their small town, their disappearance as sudden as the rapture, all of Mallard the sinners left behind. Patricia Amanda Faye Lee, Vernita Lee, Oprah Winfrey - Courtesy of the Lee Family
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