Golden Girls star Betty White suffered a stroke six days before she passed away, according to reported in the United States.
TMZ has reported that the cause of death for the actress has been listed on the death certificate as a cerebrovascular accident.
This is where there is a loss of blood flow to part of the brain, resulting in brain tissue damage.
The media site reported that a source close to the family said that Betty had been coherent in the days after the stroke but she had died in her sleep at home nearly a week later.
Since Betty's death, one of her former co-stars, actress Vicki Lawrence, has remembered her late friend and also revealed her sweet final words.
Vicki starred with Betty on American TV sitcom Mama's Family, which aired throughout the 1980s, and she told PageSix that she contacted co-star and friend Carol Burnett as soon as she heard the news about Betty's death.
The 72-year-old star recalls texting Carol to express how much it "sucks" when "people you love so much" sadly die.
Vicki said: "Carol wrote back and said, 'I know, I know. I spoke to Betty’s assistant, who was with her when she passed, and she said the very last word out of her mouth was 'Allen'."
She added: "How sweet is that? I said, 'That is so sweet. God, I hope that’s true. For all of us, I really hope it’s true, a lovely thought'."
Betty played the role of Ellen Harper-Jackson on the hit comedy - a character described as "a self-centred, haughty, pretentious social elitist".
Remembering filming with her on-screen daughter, Vicki told PageSix: "Betty was just the perfect playmate.
"And I have to say this, she was incredibly professional. I don’t remember her ever not being prepared or ever messing up her lines."
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