The TV mogul announced the death of her father on Saturday, writing on social media that he had been surrounded by family.

Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon Winfrey, died on Friday, July 8, at 89 years old.

Vernon Winfrey had been ill, his daughter said in earlier social media posts. Winfrey did not share any details about the illness.

Winfrey shared the news on social media in a touching post, which included a video of her father being sung to at a recent Fourth of July celebration her family held.

In the caption, the 68-year-old entrepreneur penned a touching message in honor of her father.

“Less than a week ago we honored my father, Vernon Winfrey, in his own backyard,” Winfrey wrote. “My friend and gospel singer Wintley Phipps saluted him with song. He FELT the love and reveled in it until he could no longer speak.”

“Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath,” she continued. “We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing. That Peace still abides. All is well.”

Winfrey concluded her caption with a message thanking her followers for their prayers during this difficult time.

According to the Washington Post, throughout his life, Winfrey’s father held several roles in the East Nashville community where he moved after being in the U.S. Army.

While he had been a barber for well over 50 years with his own barbershop, he also was an elected Nashville city councilman, a deacon at his church and the owner of a small grocery store.

Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, died on Thanksgiving in November 2018 at age 83. In an interview with People at the time, Winfrey opened up about her mother’s death, explaining to the outlet, “I feel like it was as sacred and as blessed as a passing can be.”

On the Fourth of July, rather than celebrating Independence Day, Winfrey and her family celebrated what she called a “Vernon Winfrey Appreciation Celebration.”

The former talk show host shared a sweet video documenting the day on her Instagram, filmed by Gayle King.

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