<![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_134507" align="alignnone" width="583"] Oprah Winfery loses 83 year old mum on Thanksgiving[/caption] Whiles “Thanksgiving” is a time to celebrate with your loved ones, American actress and talk show host Oprah Winfery recieved desvastating news of the passing of her 83 year old mother, Vernita Lee who died in her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Vernita Lee with Vernon Winfrey had Oprah Winfrey in 1954. Because Vernita moved to Milwaukee to work as a maid, she couldn’t raise Oprah and the TV host had to be raised by her maternal grandmother. When Oprah turned 6, she moved to Milwaukee to live with her mother. Oprah took to her Instagram account to address the news and thank followers for all the support; https://www.instagram.com/p/BqqBIjABm41/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link   Lee was born on May 2, 1935 and worked as a housekeeper throughout her life. She is survived by Winfrey and daughter Patricia Amanda Faye Lee, who she placed for adoption at birth and reconnected with later in life. Lee also had two other children — son Jeffrey Lee, who died in 1989 and daughter Patricia Lee Lloyd, who died in 2003. https://ameyawdebrah.com/kim-porter-mother-of-p-diddys-3-kids-dead-at-47/