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Jan 24, 2015 · Vernon & Gladys Presley. Vernon was but seventeen when he married Gladys Love Smith, four years his elder, in 1933. Like his relatives before him, Vernon worked at any odd job that came along. For a while, he and Vester, his older brother, farmed together, raising cotton, com, soybeans and a few hogs.
Jun 27, 1979 · MEMPHIS, June 26 (AP) — Vernon Presley, father of the late rock-and-roll singer Elvis. Presley, died of a heart ailment today in Baptist Hospital. He was 63 years old. After his son became an...
Vernon Elvis Presley died on June 26, 1979, and he's buried with Elvis, Gladys and Minnie Mae at the Meditation Garden at Graceland. While Elvis ruled on the stage and on the screen, it was his father, Vernon, who made it all possible, handling all of the details and business so his son could focus on and enjoy his career.
