BELOW SUPERNAV drop zone ⇩

Father loses second child in 2 months after son drowns

MAIN AREA TOP drop zone ⇩

MAIN AREA TOP drop zone ⇩

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A father is mourning after his son drowned in Tennessee just two months after he lost his daughter in a deadly car crash. 

“I can’t believe it. It’s unreal. It’s unbelievable. I don’t know how to deal with it right now,” said father Calvin Johnson.

Ke’Von Smith Johnson, 24, was one of five people who have died while boating on Percy Priest Lake so far this year.

The heartbroken dad said his son disappeared while on the water in the Party Cove area and never returned.

“He had a friend that tried to save him, but in order to save himself, because my son was out too far, my son caught a cramp in his leg and was panicking. He panicked so much that he almost drugged his friend down with him, but his friend got to where he could break away and turn around. He had gone under, and he didn’t see him anymore,” his dad said.

Calvin Johnson said he had to bury his 21-year-old daughter, Ke’Asia Franklin, less than two months ago, right before she turned 22.

“I was already dealing with my daughter, losing her life in a fatal car crash, and had to bury her this past April. I was still dealing with that…then I got this call, and you mean to tell me my son, too?” he said.

On Tuesday, he buried his last child.

“It was the worst pain I could ever feel, like a nightmare. I broke down harder than I ever broke down in my whole entire life, and then after going through the process, still grieving, sending my daughter off, and having to say my goodbyes to her, I had to let her go,” Calvin Johnson said. “I tried to stay in touch with my son, and now this. I’m going to miss him dearly.”

Both of his children had their services at the Highland Hills Funeral Home in Nashville, Tennessee, with the same color theme. Everyone was dressed in black and red, which were the favorite colors for all three of them, something they bonded over.

Calvin Johnson created a GoFundMe page to help cover the costs of funeral expenses. Now, he wants to put the money toward a nice headstone for his son.

Mid-South

Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed

Site Settings Survey

 

MAIN AREA MIDDLE drop zone ⇩

Trending on NewsNation

AUTO TEST CUSTOM HTML 20241119133138

AUTO TEST CUSTOM HTML 20241202111905

MAIN AREA BOTTOM drop zone ⇩

tt

KC Chiefs parade shooting: 1 dead, 21 shot including 9 kids | Morning in America

Witness of Chiefs parade shooting describes suspect | Banfield

Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting: Mom of 2 dead, over 20 shot | Banfield

WWE star Ashley Massaro 'threatened' by board to keep quiet about alleged rape: Friend | Banfield

Friend of WWE star: Ashley Massaro 'spent hours' sobbing after alleged rape | Banfield

Mostly Cloudy

la

59°F Mostly Cloudy Feels like 59°
Wind
0 mph S
Humidity
75%
Sunrise
Sunset

Tonight

Mostly cloudy skies during the evening. Areas of fog developing after midnight. Low 49F. Winds light and variable.
49°F Mostly cloudy skies during the evening. Areas of fog developing after midnight. Low 49F. Winds light and variable.
Wind
2 mph N
Precip
12%
Sunset
Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent