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There are many people named Elvis. There are other singers and actors named Elvis. For millions of people around the world there is only one true Elvis - The King. Elvis Presley lived a great life and died; however everyone still remembers him as the King. Vernon Elvis Presley was born on April 10, 1916. His father=s name was Jesse D. Presley. Vernon feared his father because Jesse=s habit was to leave the family on Friday nights and sometimes he would have to go to jail until Sunday after dinner. Vernon=s mothers name was Minnie Mae Hood. Vernon had many different jobs. He worked at the United Paint Company, Precision Tool, and he loaded trucks. Vernon met Gladys Love Smith, and when he was seventeen, the eloped. During the marriage the grew further apart. Soon after Gladys death, Vernon met Dee Stanley. Elvis wanted his father to wait, but Vernon married Dee in July, 1960. In 1977, Vernon divorced Dee Stanley after Elvis died. On June 26, 1979 Vernon died, at the age of 63, of heart failure (AElvis@ n.pag). On April 25, 1912 Gladys Love Smith was born. Her parents were Robert Lee Smith and Octavia Luvenia ADoll@ Manshell. Her family was very poor and moved after, mostly because of her dads moonshining bus