Rev. Jasper Williams Eulogizes || Rev. C.L. Franklin In 1984 !!

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CREDIT:

Eulogy Title: "Good Solider"
Eulogy Of: Rev. C.L. Franklin
Eulogy Text: 2nd Timothy 2:3 (KJV)
Eulogist: Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr.
Eulogy Date: Saturday, August 4th, 1984

DESCRIPTION:

Rev. C. L. Franklin, Aretha Franklin's father, was one of the famous preachers of 1950s and 60s. He was shot in his home in Detroit in 1979 during a botched robbery.

Rev. C. L. Franklin laid in a coma for five (5) years before life support was switched off. Apart from his famous sermons, released through Chess Records, he also was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s favorite preacher, and walked beside him on Detroit's March to Freedom in 1963.

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For Reverend C L Franklin: 'I want my children to say, "I've been a good father", by Rev Jasper Williams - 1984