Friends and family members used social media to inform area churches and others who had been praying for him that Franklin died about 12:30 pm at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.
Franklin's family had posted on Saturday that consultations with two neurologists confirmed that his brain was injured due to depleted oxygen after the accident, and he was not likely to regain more than the minimal brain function he currently had. Family members then decided they would pull the ventilator on Monday.
In a statement issued Monday afternoon, Dennis Cannon, President and CEO of JPEC, said, “There are simply no words to adequately convey the profound sadness of our cooperative family. Our hearts ache for Josh and his family. We pray that they experience the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, as they endure this most difficult of times."
“Our focus remains on Josh’s wife Christa, their two children and all of Josh’s family and friends as we begin the long process of saying goodbye to him,” Cannon says.
Jackson Purchase Energy reminded the community that two fundraisers have been established in close coordination with his family. They are the Joshua Franklin Beneficiary Account established at Regions Bank, and donations can be made at any Regions Bank location. The secondary method is the Injured Lineman Josh Franklin page on the Go Fund Me internet site - https://www.gofundme.com/injured-lineman-josh-franklin.
Franklin lived in Paducah with his wife, Christa and their two young children.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. JPEC's statement said arrangements will be announced by the family.
On the Net:
Go Fund Me Account for Josh Franklin
