She married Vernon Elvis Presley on June 17, 1933. His dramatic life story is so well-known that schoolchildren are taught to recite it for extra credit.Great article, but just one detail is wrong. Gladys Presley died of a heart attack brought on by acute hepatitis. In loving memory , Elvis had a large marble monument created for her. They were a very close knit family. Originally Elvis was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery at 1661 Elvis Presley Blvd.

It was actually dismantled and moved to Graceland as well, where it stands just outside the Meditation Gardens. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option.Share this memorial using social media sites or email.Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print.Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager.Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you.You may not upload any more photos to this memorialThis photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photosThis photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorialThis photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photosThis photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorialAlso an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles.You have chosen this person to be their own family member.Enter a valid email address and a feedback message.We were unable to submit your feedback at this time. She had a very special relationship with her son, Elvis. After a service at Memphis Funeral Home on Union (since demolished), Gladys was laid to rest in Forest Hill Cemetery, just up the road a bit from Graceland.

Most people vaguely familiar with the life of the King of Rock-and-Roll know that his beloved mother died while Elvis was stationed in Germany Texas after being drafted into the Army. Gladys' mother Doll, gave birth to nine children. That stone building in the background — which isn't as gloomy-looking today as it seems in the old photo — is a private tomb for another family.

And then I found this — a rare photo of Gladys Presley's original gravesite in Forest Hill Cemetery, taken in 1958, judging from the date scribbled on the slide mount. And as for the girls in the photo?

She was born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. He above most people should know that you shouldn’t believe everything you read in the papers!! A system error has occurred. Elvis was given a short leave to return home and help his father, Vernon, with the funeral arrangements. Digging through a box of dusty 35mm slides purchased at a Memphis estate sale, I found the usual stuff — family photos, shots of Christmas trees, lots of living rooms and kitchens, and lots and lots and LOTS of pictures of flowers in somebody's garden. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their requestYou are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial.The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. He was the father of rock-n-roll music icon Elvis Presley. It seems that Elvis Presley, Gladys Presley, Vernon Presley & the rest of the family are indeed all buried in a private location at Graceland or elsewhere. American Folk Figure. She was born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Vernon's parents were Jesse D. McClowell Presley and Minnie Mae Hood Presley.

Gladys Presley was only 46 when she died, ... Elvis had his mother buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, with a gravestone marked with a cross that identified her as Gladys Smith Presley. Please try again later.To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site.We’ve updated the security on the site. Can you send me a link to your article, where there ever any pictures?

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