Oprah Winfrey’s father died at 89-years-old following his battle with cancer. “It is with a heavy heart that we can confirm that Vernon Winfrey, Oprah’s father, passed away yesterday at the age of 89,” the official Oprah Daily Twitter account wrote on Saturday, July 9. “Read Oprah’s beautiful tribute to her dad.” The famed talk show host took to Instagram to reflect on her father’s last days and to share a sweet video of their final celebration. “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 captioned the p…