Vernon Winfrey, Oprah’s Father, Dies At 89

Vernon Winfrey and Oprah Winfrey in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2003. Adriane Jaeckle/Getty Images) Vernon Winfrey ― a barber, Nashville, Tennessee, city councilman and father to talk show legend Oprah Winfrey ― has died. “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath,” Oprah wrote Saturday in an Instagram post. “We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing.” Advertisement Vernon Winfrey died Friday at the age of 89, according to Oprah Daily. Oprah shared publicly last week that her father had cancer, and surprised him… Read Full Article