Oprah Winfrey's mother Vernita Lee dies aged 83 on Thanksgiving Day
- She was a teen when she gave birth to her oldest child Oprah, who was raised by her grandmother until the age of six, while Vernita worked away as a housemaid
- Two other children, Jeffrey Lee and Patricia Lee Lloyd predeceased their mother
- A secret fourth child, also named Patricia, was placed for adoption
- Patricia Amanda Faye Lee contacted her birth mother and famous sister in 2010 and was welcomed into the family
Oprah Winfrey's mother Vernita Lee has died aged 83.
The death was first revealed by Oprah's niece Alisha Hayes on Facebook, and confirmed by representatives for the star.
Culled from DailyMail .
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