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Oprah Winfrey's father Vernon Winfrey passes away at 88 (PINKVILLA)

Oprah's father passes away a week after she surprised him with a gathering of his closest friends and family.

On the 4th of July, Oprah posted a video of herself surprising her father with a gathering in his backyard. She continued, "Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath." At this time, the cause of Vernon's demise is still unknown though it is clear that he had been ill for a while now.

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Oprah Winfrey's Dad, Vernon, Passes Away, She Was With Him ... (Briefly)

Oprah Winfrey called it a 'sacred honour' when she was able to be at her father's side when her breathed his last breath after losing his battle with ...

Oprah revealed on Instagram that the family had planned a special day to pay tribute to and honour her dad, days before he passed away. The media personality, 68, celebrated United States of America's Independence Day by hosting a backyard party for her ailing dad. She is one of the world's wealthiest women.

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Vernon Winfrey, Oprah's father, dies at 89 (Tampa Bay Times)

Oprah Winfrey had thrown her father a surprise barbecue earlier in the week in Nashville, where he lived.

However, she also lived with her father in Nashville, between the ages of 7 and 9 and during her teens. “I could have made a good criminal. “We could feel peace enter the room at his passing.”

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Oprah Winfrey Father Died Days After She Honored Him With ... (AceShowbiz)

When announcing Vernon's passing on social media, 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' host shares a video of her 'friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps' singing for ...

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Vernon Winfrey, Oprah's father and former councilman, has died (CNN Philippines)

Vernon Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey's father, died late Friday after battling cancer, Oprah announced in a statement. He was 89.

Lee and Vernon never married. During the celebration, Oprah's friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps sang for him. A tribute written on Oprah Daily, Oprah's lifestyle outlet, said Oprah was able to spend time with her father in Nashville during his final weeks.

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Oprah Winfrey's Dad Vernon Loses Battle to Cancer Days After She ... (Tuko.co.ke)

Celebrated American TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey has confirmed the death of her father Vernon Winfrey days after she hosted an appreciation party for ...

Remember to celebrate each other." "Giving my father his “flowers” while he’s still well enough to smell them. "We@lift his name in honour right along with you. So sorry for your loss." We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing." "Less than a week ago, we honoured my father in his own backyard.

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Vernon Winfrey, Oprah's father, dies at 89 following cancer battle (Washington Examiner)

Vernon Winfrey, the father of media maven Oprah Winfrey, died Friday in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 89 following a battle with cancer.

"If it were not for him, I doubt that anybody in the world would know my name,” Winfrey said. “With family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath,” Oprah Winfrey wrote on Instagram. “We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing. Oprah’s father was a barber in the Tennessee capital.

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Oprah Winfrey's father dies days after family celebration (The Standard)

Vernon, 88, who owned and operated Winfrey Barber & Beauty Shop for more than 50 years, died after a battle with cancer.

Her father thought it was meant to be a Fourth of July celebration, she said in the video. We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing," Winfrey wrote in the post. Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon, has died, the doyenne of daytime talk said on her Instagram account on Saturday, just days after she said the family was able to honor her father.

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Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon Winfrey, dies at 89 (NPR)

Earlier this week, Oprah surprised her father by throwing him a surprise barbeque in Nashville. The event included a barber chair to honor his long career ...

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Oprah's words about her father's death contain an important ... (Stylist Magazine)

Vernon Winfrey died late on 8 July, the 89-year-old had been battling cancer.

In the accompanying post Winfrey wrote: “Less than a week ago we honored my father in his own backyard. The legendary TV personality and media mogul, who has 21.3million followers on Instagram shared a tribute with pictures of the two of them together and footage of her father sitting in his garden, surrounded by friends and family. “Giving my father his ‘flowers’ while he’s still well enough to smell them.

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Oprah Winfrey Mourns Father Vernon: 'We Could Feel Peace Enter ... (Extra)

Oprah Winfrey is mourning the loss of her dad — but she wants fans to know the experience was one of love and faith.

Continuing with her uplifting take on the sad news, she wrote, "That Peace still abides. "Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. In an Instagram post, Oprah wrote of a surprise tribute ceremony she had thrown for Vernon recently, writing, "Less than a week ago we honored my father in his own backyard.

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Vernon Winfrey: Oprah Winfrey loses father (Idoma Voice)

Tv mogul Oprah Winfrey has announced the death of his father Vernon Winfrey at the age of 89. Vernon was born in 1933 and died on July 8, 2022.

Five days ago, Oprah had said: “Giving my father his “flowers” while he’s still well enough to smell them. “We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing. “He FELT the love and reveled in it until he could no longer speak.

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Oprah Winfrey's Father Dies Days After Family Celebration (The Epoch Times)

Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon, has died, the daytime talk show host said on her Instagram account on Saturday, ...

However, she also lived with her father in Nashville, between the ages of 7 and 9 and during her teens. Her father thought it was meant to be a Fourth of July celebration, she said in the video. Oprah Winfrey said on Instagram the family had planned a surprise “Vernon Winfrey Appreciation Day” backyard barbecue on July 4 to have his friends celebrate him as he was ill.

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'We Could Feel Peace Enter the Room at His Passing' : Oprah ... (Atlanta Black Star)

The father of iconic television talk show host Oprah Gail Winfrey has passed away. Vernon Winfrey, a businessman from Nashville, Tennessee, died over.

“He thinks it’s a Fourth of July thing,” she continued. Sending you love.” “My God the chills I felt as he prayed,” added another. The Academy Award-nominated actress shared that “Less than a week ago we honored my father in his own backyard.

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Oprah Winfrey's father dies at 89 (Gulf News)

Oprah confirmed in an Instagram post that her father died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday. “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred ...

However, she also lived with her father in Nashville, between the ages of 7 and 9 and during her teens. “I could have made a good criminal. “We could feel peace enter the room at his passing.”

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Vernon Winfrey, former Nashville councilman and father to Oprah ... (WCLU)

Vernon Winfrey, father of Oprah Winfrey and a former member of the Nashville Metro Council, died late Friday at the age of 88, Oprah confirmed.

He FELT the love and reveled in it until he could no longer speak.” A tribute post on Oprah Daily, Winfrey’s website, said the celebration had been a surprise for the older Winfrey, who was initially led to believe he was attending a Fourth of July barbecue. Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, died at the age of 83 in 2018. We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing.”

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Oprah Winfrey's dad, Vernon Winfrey dies at 89, fighting cancer. (Economic Times)

Vernon Winfrey at 89 passes away having Oprah and the family beside him along with a tribute from Oprah on the 4th of July, a lovely way to say goodbye.

Washington Post, saying that it was due to being sent to Vernon at the age of 14, that she became someone in her life people looked up to. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). ET does not guarantee, vouch for or endorse any of its contents nor is responsible for them in any manner whatsoever. Oprah surprised Vernon Winfrey with flowers, balloons, and other paraphernalia and also Vernon’s older sister Christine, whose visit Vernon really cherished with a tearful embrace. With Vernon around Oprah finally settled down to a life of study and responsibility. Oprah was sent to Vernon at the tender age of 14 years after she lost her premature baby. Oprahconsidered Vernon her father though she is known to be the daughter of Noah Robinson Senior the biological father.

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Oprah Winfrey shares tribute to late father Vernon Winfrey (GMA)

Oprah Winfrey shared a tribute to her late father, Vernon Winfrey, who died July 8 at the age of 88.

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Oprah Winfrey threw a surprise party for her father before he died (Citizen)

Oprah Winfrey recently got the chance to show her appreciation for her dad, Vernon Winfrey, just days before his passing.

… I was smart and my mother, because she didn’t have the time for me, I think, tried to stifle it.” “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honour of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. “My mother didn’t have the time.

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Oprah Winfrey shares tribute to late father Vernon Winfrey: Watch ... (ABC News)

Oprah Winfrey shared a tribute to her late father, Vernon Winfrey, who died July 8 at the age of 88.

We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing," she continued. "Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. "Vernon Winfrey 1933-2022," she wrote.

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Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon, dies at 89 (Loop News Trinidad and Tobago)

Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon Winfrey, has died at the age of 89. Oprah confirmed in an Instagram post that her father died in Nashville, Tennessee, ...

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Oprah Details Her Father Vernon Winfrey's Last Moments in Loving ... (The Root)

Over the July 4th holiday weekend, she surprised her father with a special gathering of his closest friends and family for 'Vernon Winfrey Appreciation Day.

The Root sends our love and prayers to Oprah and all who knew and loved Vernon Winfrey. Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. Less than a week ago we honored my father in his own backyard,” Oprah captioned in a video.

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Vernon Winfrey, Father Of Oprah, Dies At 89 (Vibe)

“Less than a week ago we honored my father in his own backyard. My friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps saluted him with song,” she wrote in the caption of ...

As reported by Oprah Daily, the former talk show host did spend his final weeks with him in Nashville. Oprah’s mother, Vernita Lee, preceded Winfrey in death in 2018. Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. My friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps saluted him with song,” she wrote in the caption of her Instagram post.

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Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon Winfrey, dies at 89 (WJCT NEWS)

Earlier this week, Oprah surprised her father by throwing him a surprise barbeque in Nashville. The event included a barber chair to honor his long career ...

However, she also lived with her father in Nashville, between the ages of 7 and 9 and during her teens. "I could have made a good criminal. "We could feel peace enter the room at his passing."

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Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon, dies at 89 (Loop News Cayman)

Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon Winfrey, has died at the age of 89. Oprah confirmed in an Instagram post that her father died in Nashville, Tennessee, ...

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