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Barbara Siggers married Clarence LaVaughn Franklin on June 3, 1936. The couple had four children: Erma (1938–2002), Cecil (1940–1989), Aretha (1942–2018), and Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988). Prior to the marriage, Barbara had a son, Vaughn (1934–2002) from a previous relationship, whom Rev. Franklin adopted shortly after their marriage.
Erma Franklin was born in Shelby, Mississippi, United States, [2] [3] the oldest daughter of Barbara (née Siggers) and the Reverend C. L. Franklin. She was raised in Detroit, Michigan, where her father was pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church. She was raised by both parents until the age of 10, when her parents separated for the final time.
[177] [178] The cause of death was a malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET), [179] [180] which is distinct from the most common form of pancreatic cancer. [ 181 ] [ 182 ] Numerous celebrities in the entertainment industry and politicians paid tribute to Franklin, including former U.S. President Barack Obama who said she "helped define ...
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On June 3, 1936, Franklin married gospel singer Barbara Siggers, with whom he had four children: Erma (1938–2002), Cecil (1940–1989), Aretha (1942–2018), and Carolyn (1944–1988). As noted by his biographer, Nick Salvatore , Franklin fathered a daughter, Carl Ellan Kelley (née Jennings) (1940–2019), by Mildred Jennings, a 12-year-old ...
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Franklin was born in Memphis, to Barbara (née Siggers) and Reverend C. L. Franklin. [3] The youngest of the minister's six children, she moved to Buffalo, New York, shortly after her birth. [4] Around 1946, the Franklin family settled in Detroit, [4] where Carolyn would begin singing at her father's New Bethel Baptist Church.