A few years after the arrival of Clarence, Aretha had another son aged 14. Franklin gave birth to Clarence, who has unspecified special needs, when she was 12. Is Aretha Franklin sister Carolyn still alive? Is Aretha Franklin's father the father of her first child? Not much is known about Clarence's life, but he is said to have had the least musical interest of her . 5. . In addition to Clarence who came before him, he also two more half brothers. It was initially believed that Donald Burk was their biological dad. He was a part Franklin's star-studded funeral service Friday (Aug. 31) at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, MI, singing Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me" as a tribute to his mother. Nearly three years have passed since Aretha Franklin, known as the "Queen of Soul," died from pancreatic cancer at age 76. . The child was named after his father, Edward. Edward Franklin was 64 years old as of August 2021. Meet The 4 Sons Many Never Knew Aretha Franklin Had & How They're Much ... Aretha Franklin's Will Reveals Surprising Father For One Of Her Sons Very little is known about Edward's father as Aretha did not talk about pregnancies with the . In 1957, she had another child, Edward (Edward's father is also not known). Edward Franklin is the second oldest son of Aretha Franklin, born on January 22, 1957 to Franklin and Edward Jordan. 2. The eldest one born to her, when Franklin was just 12 years old and the father of Clarence was believed and reported to be "Donald Burk, a boy she knew from school" but later, however, in one of her handwritten wills discovered in 2019, Aretha revealed the father was Edward Jordan. Who is the real father of Aretha Franklin's first child? Just shy of her 15th birthday, Aretha gave birth to a second son: Eddie, named after his father, Edward Jordan.