Oprah Winfrey's Mum Vernita Lee Has Been Confirmed Dead And Buried

Oprah's niece, Alisha Hayes, posted that Vernita Lee died on Thanksgiving Day.  The family has confirmed the death and also confirmed that a private funeral service has already been held Vernita was born in 1935 in segregated Mississippi. She met Vernon Winfrey and they gave birth to Oprah in 1954. Vernita is survived by Oprah and Patricia Amanda Faye Lee and grandchildren Alisha via IFTTT