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Erma Vernice Garrett (Franklin)
Birthdate:	March 13, 1938
Birthplace:	Shelby, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
Death:	September 07, 2002 (64) Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States (Laryngeal cancer )
Place of Burial:	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Immediate Family:	Daughter of C. L. Franklin and Barbara Vernice (Bobby) Franklin Wife of Private Mother of Thomas Garrett, Jr and Private Sister of Rev. Cecil L. Franklin; Aretha Franklin; Carolyn Ann Franklin and Vaughn Cavanaugh Franklin Half sister of Vaughn Cavanaugh Franklin and Carlellen Kelley-Smith
Occupation:	gospel and soul singer

Managed by:	Ailene Nechelle House
Last Updated:	August 28, 2021

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Erma Franklin in The Sunday Gazette - Sep 11 2002

Erma Franklin in Toledo Blade - Sep 11 2002

Erma Franklin in U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI)

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Erma Franklin in The Prescott Courier - Sep 11 2002

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Immediate Family

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Thomas Garrett, Jr

son
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child
Barbara Vernice (Bobby) Franklin

mother
C. L. Franklin

father
Rev. Cecil L. Franklin

brother
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Aretha Franklin

sister
Carolyn Ann Franklin

sister
Vaughn Cavanaugh Franklin

half brother
Private

mother's partner
Alene Franklin

stepmother
Mildred Jennings

father's ex-partner

About Erma Franklin

Erma Vernice Franklin (March 13, 1938 – September 7, 2002) was an American gospel and soul singer. Franklin was the elder sister of American singer/musician Aretha Franklin. Franklin's best known recording was the original version of "Piece of My Heart", written and produced by Bert Berns, and recorded in 1967, for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award.[1] A cover version of the same song was recorded the following year by Big Brother and the Holding Company, with the lead vocal by Janis Joplin.

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Erma Franklin's Timeline

1938	March 13, 1938	Birth of Erma Franklin Shelby, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
1954	December 26, 1954	Birth of Thomas Garrett, Jr
2002	September 7, 2002 Age 64	Death of Erma Franklin Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
????		Burial of Erma Franklin Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States

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