Mysteries of Burial: Funeral Director Bob Kendall Reveals Why No American Flag on Elvis's Casket?
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- Join The Spa Guy as he Does a Deep Dive on Elvis' Funeral Details as well as the Mausoleum being restored. Discover the answers to lingering questions about Elvis Presley's first interment at Forrest Hills Mausoleum. Featuring funeral director Bob Kendall, we explore the missing flag mystery and the true owner of the crypt. and more.
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I was on Elvis presley blvd.that day of the funeral.so sad,quiet people passing out .people crying..1977
Thank you Mr Spa guy for all of your efforts and research and attention to accuracy and facts rather than guessing like some others do when it comes to Elvis Presley, because I love the man very much I greatly appreciate your work ❤ thank you
as a kid my mom and aunt took me to the cemetery and mausoleum to see Elvis. I like to think there wasn’t many people that went to visit Elvis at the cemetery. Then we were one of the first to tour Graceland when it was opened for tours. It’s nothing now like it was then. We watched a slide show in the racket ball room and looked at his cars which were still parked in the rear of Graceland. I stood beside the black Stutz and looked in at the Gold trim. My dad was a police body guard for Elvis when he performed the record number of concerts in Huntsville. My mom knows about everything Elvis and my dad rode elevators and walked with him and he told me just last week he could have gotten pictures easy but his job was to keep Elvis safe. He told me he asked Elvis how can he keep his pace of life going as he does…. Elvis simply told him that “ t’s a job just like yours, I just do my job and move on”. My dad still talks about how down to earth he was. Elvis told my dad that he would save my mom a scarf …. After the show he saw my dad and told him a fan pulled his last scarf off but would my mom be happy with a towel and an autograph. He wipes his face and head with a towel and gave it to my mom. She still has it and it has hair dye on it. He tried to sign a picture on the front but you could not see it, so he wrote a thing to my mom on the back and she still has it. My mom knows Ms Jacks who took you around Huntsville when you were here. Elvis was all I knew growing up. My mom and dad are both still alive and probably have stories I don’t know. I do remember when Elvis passed, my mom and aunt cried like it was their brother or a parent. That part I didn’t understand but I’ll never forget it.
That is a cool story!! I'd love to see the towel and get your Mom's story one day.. Spa Guy
Thank you for your beautiful story 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Me too ❤ 😢 greetings from Austria Vienna 🌹 🇦🇹 thanks for the lovely story🙏
Thank you Mr spa Guy.. but I was wondering as to why Elvis wasn't buried next to Gladys @ the meditation Garden? They could have moved Gladys Cliser to Elvis , & Vernon could have been buried on the other side of Elvis ,or on the side of Gladys. It just seems Elvis never got what he wanted . Instead they trashed him in a bookn& the EX WIFE did the same & bik pics & her latest priscilla movie, I don't know why shes not stopped. She's not a presley there is no presley blood running through her veins, & don't belong buried there, just another thing Elvis wouldn't want. Thank you for all your great videos.
U pravu ste u Cilli nema Presleyeve krvi i ne može biti sa njima, pogotovo nakon svega ružnog što o njima govori i što im je učinila.
I did not know Gladys was moved three times. Thank you for all the information you give us. God bless you spa guy.
Why would you move the poor woman 3 times that is disgraceful
@@bobwolf8210 they had her display on Beale St as well
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing this. ❤
This was very informative
Wow. That is so so good that they’re fixing the place up. Thanks 🙏 yet again for documenting and sharing all the info.
Spa Guy, great video !
You definitely deliver true Elvis facts to us that we never have heard before, we enjoy and appreciate.
Also ,hopefully some day we will be able to see the pice of cement that ones was in Elvis Tomb.
As every Monday morning you make our day!
Thank You!
Arrivederci!
Awesome Content, You never disappoint Billy! Hope to catch up with you soon! Awesome Content as usual! - TCB - Frank
I never knew Gladys was moved under Elvis
Very interesting. I would like to read this book. Thanks Spa Guy.
Been a subscriber for a while & from one Elves s fan to another….this video was awesome! Loved in Memphis for 5 years & the people I met that knew &/or had a story about him was amazing. Met 2 of the Memphis Mafia in 1997. Great times!! Keep the vids coming!
Thanks to the employees who took part in these necessary works 🤝🤝🤝Billy filmed the renovation in January 2023. Probably, the mausoleum is now fully restored and functioning. Thank you Billy - for an interesting, exclusive issue
Loved this video! I never fail to learn new things! What important pieces to the Elvis puzzle! Thank you Spa Guy! I enjoy your & Grey's adventures so much!
Thank you for sharing this with us!
Very informative thank you very much love from the UK ♥ 🇬🇧
Wow 😮thanks for that spa guy very interesting 🤔 x
I think some fans are taking it a little too far if they are demanding that crypt remain unused simply because Elvis was there for a short time, especially if the estate no longer even owns it. They could probably auction it off for enough to pay for the current and future restorations!
The estate never owned it and I agree with you!!
Good info, Rip Elvis
Another great video Spa Guy...
Thanks for a great video Spaguy and Trey - love learning new things about Elvis and his life - what had always bothered me was I read somewhere that Elvis didn't want to be buried underground so why didn't Vernon have an above ground grave for Elvis like Ben and Lisa or maybe build a mausoleum within the grounds of Graceland and have them all in there. Also do you know if there was a specific reason for Elvis making his Will in March - do you think that he thought he may die soon as it was only 5 months later. Keep up the great work that you both do ⚡💛⭐
I don't think Elvis planned to die the timing of the will was just a coincidence.. I have heard the same thing about being buried but Vernon was really bothered by Gladys grave being vandalized so he did what he felt was the safest thing..
@@SpaGuy thanks guys x
Thanks for the info and tour good stuff! ⚡
❤😮❤😢❤ Oh, very interesting! Thank You for sharing! 💙🙏💎🌻⚡
Excellent factual video. Thank you
Another banger. Grateful for your work as always. Interesting information every time
Ooh a new book to read ❤ Thank you for sharing.
Yeah Elvis and Gladys crypts should be sold because Elvis & Gladys aren't there anymore. They're at Graceland and that's where fans, friends, & family should pay their respects in my opinion
I thought the same thing and the money goes right Riley.
If not sold, perhaps a commemorative plaque is placed, and/or even photos of the original funeral, and it’s used as a low-key draw for other customers and Elvis historians.
I think it should stay in the family
@@gailmchaffie that's a good idea too ❤️
I WAS BORN TO KNOW THAT
"ELVIS STILL MUCH ALIVE"
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I wonder if the painters have any ghost stories
Absolutely wonderful story! Thankyou
Hopefully you'll go back when its finished and the grass is green ❤
Awesome video on Elvis ❤ Thank you 😊
Spa Guy, another excellent video. If you had driven a few more feet up EP Blvd you would have come to Calvary Cemetary, right across the road from Forest Hill. Most of the relatives on my mother's side are buried in Calvary. The last funerals I went to was for my grandfather and great-aunt who both died Christmas night 1974. I just remember hearing that Elvis's mother was buried across the street, but I never went in to see it. I remember when Elvis died and was interred, me and some of my friends planned to go late at night to see his site but we changed our minds after all the media reports of the insanity that followed. I believe there were several attemps to steal his body. Some "folks" from out-of-town attempted to dynamite the building and steal his body for ransom. It was constant chaos and a couple of months later both Elvis and his mother were moved to Graceland.
Yes I have been in that cemetery.. There is a story that Elvis saw a Jesus statue in that cemetery that influenced him to create the one for Glady's grave..
I didn’t hear the end. You answered my question. Thank you.
Another great video
Thank You Spa Guy & Trey Miller Enjoyed This and Seeing That It Is Getting Fixed Up . They Are Doing A Amazing Job. You Are So Nice To Bring This To All Of Us. Thank You So Very Much. 🤗❤️🤗
That's a lovely masoleum. Glad they're fixing it up 😊
I love this, more pieces to the Elvis puzzle, another fantastic video, thanks again Spa Guy!
Desperately been searching for this book from Robert Holton, « The King is dead »… for more than 20 years :-/ ANYONE WHO CAN HELP for a copy for sale would be highly appreciated. Please leave a comment if you can help.
That's really cool you got to go inside where he was entombed.I was at the cemetery in 1978. We went to Graceland. It was beautiful.
Very interesting. Nice work 👍🏼😎
The true Elvis historian who keeps us updated
Can’t find this book for sale.
Very nice video Mrs Spa Guy!
Spa Guy, You're so cool! Let's be friends and have fun!
Elvis wanted to be next to his Mother.
I believe in time that’s the way Elvis will be buried at Graceland.
Good job very interesting.
Thank you for this video, it was very interesting ❤
Thank you for all the content you’ve given all of us. Very informative. However, I’d have to disagree about auctioning off those crypts. It’s a part of history. Many fans still go there (myself included) to remember that part of Elvis’ history. 😊
Still finding out new details....
Thanks for sharing Billy, was wondering about this place, went up there, and inside was in disrepair, glad they are restoring it. Hope you have a blessed day my friend..prayers😊👍💜🙏🇺🇸Bonnie
I didn't know that they were preserved so they can go visit them anytime they wonted to... Wells Fargo thank you for all the info cuz a lot of this me and probably as well as other people did not never know this
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That was awesome!!!! Great information!!!! Thanks!!!❤ 14:33
Well three times it is mother was moved ..well at least she can have her final resting place forever😢 and to be kept safe ...well especially the whole family hopefully his granddaughter taking over Graceland will always see that it is taken care of .....even after she is gone and also beyond that😢❤.... I went to Graceland after Elvis Presley had me and my husband I had pictures of Elvis Presley's grave and I did get to meet one of his cousin. Unfortunately somebody broke in my house and took Elvis Presley's pictures I had taking their... To this day that really makes me sick to
They Burglarized your House & took your Elvis Photos?
Still waiting for the Elvis Canadian concert tours. Ottawa ,Toronto, Vancouver 1957. Ottawa Civic center still stands.
Yep one day I will get them done.. I haven't been to Canada in many years..
So nobody else was in that Crypt except Elvis and his mother? Before during or after Elvis? And I figured if anybody ever did it should have been family I thought some family was at the cemetery somewhere
Another piece of the puzzle, thanks Spa Guy!
Darealdeal
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I am still curious how the pallbearers carrying Elvis's coffin made it around that corner of the chapel. They would have had to lift the coffin over the pews and make a sharp turn. Having been a pallbearer the just seems incredibly difficult. Thanks for doing this.
It is wider that you think and designed for caskets to be maneuvered around.. I imagine they placed it on a roll cart once inside because I think they had something in the chapel area there before moving him to the crypt..
Again you killed it buddy! God bless you.
I was always a fan of Elvis. I grew up in ChicagoI was in 7th grade when Elvis died. I never knew much about his death. Thank you for sharing. Is the book still available? If so how can I get it I would love to read it. I remember during summer they would show his movies I would watch them with my mom. I wish they would show them now instead of the junk on tv.
Very interesting Detective. Thanks 🙏
Thank you guys ❤⚡
I did find Bill Black’s gravesite. It’s Southeast of the back of the mausoleum. It seemed at that time it was near some trees towards to far back area.
Been trying to get that book for years very rare indeed and out of my price range unfortunately great video Billy 👍
The crypts are historical
Yes, they've restored the Forest Hill Mausoleum!! How wonderful!! I remember going in there when I first saw it in 2020. I was the only person in there. I couldn't believe how some parts of it were in such disrepair. Parts of the ceiling/walls were bad. It's a pretty decent sized Mausoleum. I'm from Chicagoland and went on one of Spa Guy and Trey's tours during Elvis Week a couple of years ago. It was great!! I hope to see you again in the near future Billy and Trey.
I would love to see your collection spa guy!
Nice one spa guy thanks Phil from Liverpool UK 🇬🇧 👍 😀
Very very interesting SPA GUY. Waiting for more informations over those questions from those asking from you. God Bless you and takecare ❤☦️🛐🙏🏻👍🕊🌈🌟💞
Another great tick for you and Trey Billy. Good footage. Then they were both moved to Graceland October 2nd 1977 right?
I always wonder how no other post morten pics of Elvis have never leaked out all these years . Amazing really. You know there out there
I think because there aren't any real ones that are not in the Graceland Archives.. If there were we would have already seen them!!
I never knew about Elvis mother being moved, thank you guys 🏴
I’ve purchased quite a few copies for that book you’re talking about at my local bookstore.
They are very valuable.. Go for big money!!
Been searching for one copy for + 20 years. How can I please contact you ?
My great aunt and uncle in one in NC new wife took advantage of elderly owner, and place bankrupt! My great uncle was a tent preacher a lazy one. My aunt worked yrs after she retired to pay for them. The lazy Rev didn't want to be in the ground. I was sweating having to Do something. My aunt didn't care what happened to her corpse. I was days from removing them for cremation and abandon the vaults. I was thinking about the one you visited, stop maintenance and nature takes over. A new owner purchased it and it was repaired. Im going with cremation, want need this old body in the lords house Amen...
I live in Roanoke Virginia
Not seen photos of Elvis being brought back to Graceland after the funeral days after was it a hearse or something
I have never seen any either.. I'm sure Graceland has some in archives but that would be it.. They did it in secret..
Thanks Billy 😊👍🏻 TCSGB!
I just love your videos..I learn so much, thank you for sharing!
Thank you 👍
This is wonderful that they are fixing this up. Billy if Elvis was buried with his mom here, why wasn’t he next to his mom at Graceland?
That is a Great Question I thought of too and I don't know the answer..
They say because his mother's grave was being Disturbed so they didn't want Elvis there as well
Very interesting. Enjoyed the drive up to the mausoleum, knowing Elvis drove some of that road to visit with his mom, but it was also the route the funeral procession carried him. 😢 I hope to visit there one day.
Within the timeframe of Elvis being in that mausoleum, my family made a trip to Tupelo Mississippi, where we met Elvis‘s fifth grade teacher named Mrs. Grimes she brought us into her home and told us a few stories about Elvis and told us the story of her teaching him the song old shep. We recorded the entire conversation, however, like an idiot I recorded over it. I get grief until this day from my brothers. We also went to the cemetery. Of course we didn’t have access to it.
Wow that would be a very important piece of footage..
@@SpaGuy It was an audio to be truthful, it was not until I read a biography about Elvis and Mrs. Grimes was mentioned when I heard that name it confirmed her legitimacy, chills ran down my spine
Great video Billy and Trey
Very interesting info around Elvis burial and Gladys in that mausoleum! I didn’t know the flag was offered but not used by Vernon’s request of the red roses instead! Huge cemetery and glad they’re restoring that mausoleum! I want to read that book now the King is Dead! Thanks again Billy! 👍💕🏛️🪦⚰️
I have been asked about why no Flag many times now we know..
That’s because Elvis wasn’t in the casket! He would not have a flag there if he wasn’t in the ground
No it should not be sold that is a Family plot!
Did you watch the video? it is not a family plot and never was.. The Estate never paid one penny toward the crypt..
Glad to see they are fixing it up. Any news on the dojo?.
Not at this moment..
Whoa, I got turned around. I don’t remember that route to Elvis’ crypt, but I haven’t been there in 20 years.
Why is this book so hard to find? I would love to read it
I agree I am going to reach out to the publisher and see if they will do a reissue..
That book looks interesting . Glad they brought back that mausoleum .
This is absolutely incredible and a little sad.Thank you so much for this.👑👑
I still wanna know if it was a wax figure of elvis in the coffin, it looked like an elvis in his 20's more than the overweight 42yr old.
No as explained in another video it was a composite photo made from Pictures of Elvis in 1967.. here is the video.. th-cam.com/video/gLviYFq3IFA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MLbtIc2zPjgm9lqq
@@SpaGuy great video and i think you are 100% correct, i remember the day that photo hit the news stand, in fact i still have a copy somewhere in the attic, and every one that saw it that i knew said it was a fake. it was definitely elvis in his younger years. thanks for answering this question.
Thank you for this interesting video don't have to know from that its very sadly 😭 but also enyoined for working on this history Mausoleum of Elvis funeral thankd for watching Guy and friend ❤🎉greatful document 👌💯🌹💔😢🫶🙏I'm an old Elvis fan since the fifties from Austria 🇦🇹 Vienna ❤️ Elvis forever 🎶😘
Good stuff Billy, I definitely would like to read that book.
The casket was in OKC and put on a flight to Memphis as well.
Pricilla wanted to be near Elvis she should get that Mazzaleium < didn’t spell it correctly lol 😂 thank you Billy n Trey 🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
Maybe that’s why GOD buried Moses..
Didn’t want Moses body & burial site turning into a spectacle, and taking the GLORY away from Christ?
I've seen your video with Billy Stanely, have you met the other brothers? I actually have books from all 3. Do you think Elvis really hooked up with Billy's wife? Billy said in the book that Sonny implied it (Elvis hooking up with Billy's wife) but Sonny said in "Still Taking Care of Buisness" that Billy's book is full of BS. Thoughts?
Billy told me it was not true about Angie.. I have met David but Ricky passed before I knew any of these guys..
@SpaGuy I hate when people lie about things like that, it makes me think everything in the book is a lie. It's a pretty bad thing to say about Elvis, considering how much he "loved" Elvis.
Keep up the good work! Great videos
If you know of a copy that might be available I would like to have a copy of "The King is Dead", Robert Holton, please contact me. Any collectors who are selling this book, please reply to this note. Even the interloan library can not get a copy....what is up?
I read that book " The king is dead "....very very interesting !
Would you agree to sell it?
@@arnaud2726 Hell no ! 😂
What year did Elvis get moved to Graceland?
Oct. 1977
October 1977 as someone below stated.. He was only there a couple of months..
Lisa 1977