Elvis was admitted to Baptist Memorial Hospital in March 1970 for an eye infection and was found to have glaucoma in his left eye. In October 1973 he was admitted for hypertension and an impacted colon for a couple of weeks. His father was admitted for a heart attack at this time. In August ‘75 he was admitted for two weeks for exhaustion. On the 1st. of April 1977 Elvis was admitted for five days for fatigue and intestinal flu. On the 16th. of August ‘77 he was admitted and was pronounced dead on arrival at Trauma Room Two which is now part of the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Centre.
Vernon Presley died of a heart attack here on the 26th. June 1979.
Elvis’s brother Jesse Garon Presley died at birth and was buried at Priceville Cemetery on the 8th. January 1935. His grave is unmarked and it’s exact whereabouts is a closely kept secret. The cemetery is approximately three miles from Tupelo.
Some of the above information came from the excellent book , “The Field Guide to Elvis Shrines” by Bill Yenne. Email shrineproject@netscape.net.
May 31, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Interesting facts!