Vernon Winfrey Oprah S Father And Former Consultant Has Died

An op-ed written in Oprah Daily, Oprah’s lifestyle magazine, reported that Oprah was able to spend time with her father in Nashville during his final weeks. On the 4th of July, Vernon was surprised with a “Vernon Winfrey Appreciation Celebration” and backyard barbecue, where he was surrounded by friends and loved ones. The celebration was a way to give her father his “flowers while they’re still good enough to smell,” Oprah said in an earlier post. During the celebration, Oprah’s friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps sang for him. “He felt love and rejoiced in it until he could no longer speak,” she wrote. Vernon was a well-known barber in his community and served on the Nashville Metro Council for 16 years. “My deepest condolences to the family of Vernon Winfrey. Vernon served on the Metro Council for 16 years and dedicated his life to entrepreneurship, barbering and mentoring young men in the community,” Nashville Mayor John Cooper said on Twitter. . “An Army veteran and minister, he leaves behind a legacy of service.” Oprah’s mother, Vernita Lee, died in 2018 at the age of 83. Lee was born in Mississippi and fathered Winfrey as a young woman. Lee and Vernon never married. CNN’s Rebekah Riess contributed to this report.

title: “Vernon Winfrey Oprah S Father And Former Consultant Has Died " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-19” author: “Mary Hoffman”

An op-ed written in Oprah Daily, Oprah’s lifestyle magazine, reported that Oprah was able to spend time with her father in Nashville during his final weeks. On the 4th of July, Vernon was surprised with a “Vernon Winfrey Appreciation Celebration” and backyard barbecue, where he was surrounded by friends and loved ones. The celebration was a way to give her father his “flowers while they’re still good enough to smell,” Oprah said in an earlier post. During the celebration, Oprah’s friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps sang for him. “He felt love and rejoiced in it until he could no longer speak,” she wrote. Vernon was a well-known barber in his community and served on the Nashville Metro Council for 16 years. “My deepest condolences to the family of Vernon Winfrey. Vernon served on the Metro Council for 16 years and dedicated his life to entrepreneurship, barbering and mentoring young men in the community,” Nashville Mayor John Cooper said on Twitter. . “An Army veteran and minister, he leaves behind a legacy of service.” Oprah’s mother, Vernita Lee, died in 2018 at the age of 83. Lee was born in Mississippi and fathered Winfrey as a young woman. Lee and Vernon never married. CNN’s Rebekah Riess contributed to this report.