"Elvis came by the "Memphis Funeral Home" often, our employees all new him, and he would even sing for service. I also remembered the time Elvis buying a new Lincoln for a mother and her children who would walk by the local dealership often just to eyeball the cars. The young mother, as she walked out of the showroom, asked the salesman, “Was that Jesus?". I never met a more humble man than Elvis but what made him so special to me was I got to know him. I guess he was the most famous person I’ve helped bury, and I’ve buried thousands over 60 plus years."
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Gene Pike, explaining how Elvis was first buried at the Forest Hill Cemetery, with his body having to be moved to Graceland within a fortnight because the cemetery was overwhelmed with visitors ( as well as a result of an attempted robbery of his grave), in an article entitled "Chattanooga Funeral Director Buried Elvis Twice" as published in the Chattanoogan's Jauary 4, 2023 edition.
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Elvis Presley
film actor, singer, composer
1935 – 1977 · United States
(8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
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