Vernon Winfrey, Oprah’s father, dies at 89

Vernon Winfrey and Oprah Winfrey arrive at the opening of Charlie’s War at the Nashville Film Festival at the Green Hills Regal Cinema May 2, 2003, in Nashville, Tenn. (Adriane Jaeckle/Getty Images file)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 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, on Friday.