Who was Gladys Presley? Wiki, Parents, Husband, Net Worth & Facts About Elvis Presleys Mother

Gladys Presley (born April 25, 1912, age: 46 years when died) was a popular personality known for being an American actress. She is still remembered by fans for being the mother of singer and actor Mr. Elvis Presley. She is also remembered by fans for being the grandmother of Lisa Marie Presley.

Gladys has done in some of the popular American movies like “Loving You”. She kept her away from the limelight before her death as she got busy with her personal life. She died on August 14, 1958, when she was only 46 years old.

Who is Elvis Presley’s Mom, Gladys Presley?

Gladys Presley was the wife of Vernon Presley. She married Vernon when she was only 15 years old. But she hid the secret from the world till her death that she was older than her husband. Actually, she was 21 when she married Vernon Presley. She shared in the media a false statement that she was 15 when she married as she do not want people to know that she was elder in age than her husband.

For her different controversies, Gladys remained popular in Media even after her death. Due to the great achievement of her husband, children, and grandchildren in the American film industry, Gladys’s name was always entered in the news publication related to her family.

Gladys Presley Biography, Young Age Pictures

Gladys Presley use to share her full name as Gladys Love Smith. She was born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA. Her date of birth has been revealed by many leading newspapers as April 25, 1912.

Spending her life in Pontotoc she met her future husband Vernon Presley while she was regularly visiting a church in her hometown.

Gladys after becoming a part of the limelight never revealed what educational background she had.

Gladys Presley Wiki/Bio, Funeral, Age At Death

Gladys Presley Parents & Siblings

Gladys Presley shared earlier with the media that her mother’s name was Octavia Luvenia “Doll” Mansell. her father’s name was Robert Lee Smith. She shared that her mother gave birth to nine kids after her marriage to Robert Lee Smith.

Her mother spent her life taking care of 9 kids but died when she was 59 years old. Most of the years of her old age were spent by Octavia as bedridden because she became a patient of tuberculosis. On the other hand, what Gladys shared about her father is that her father was a cotton farmer.

He struggled hard to bring bread for his family by working as a farmer. Robert use to do odd jobs with working as a farmer. Robert was in his fifties when he left the world due to pneumonia.

Birth Date & Death

Gladys Presley’s Husband & Boyfriend

Gladys Presley was a teenager when she met her husband Vernon Elvis Presley. She was working in a city called Tupelo when she met Vernon after her father’s died. After mutual consent, Gladys married Vernon on June 17, 1933.

After their marriage, they began living in a rented house on the edge of Shakerag. After her marriage, Gladys Presley got pregnant immediately. She was pregnant with twin kids. But while the time of her delivery her one kid, Jesse Garon Presley, was born brain-dead. Her other kid Elvis Presley born healthy. Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935.

Her son remained a great supporter of her mother. He got successful in his acting and singing career. From 1958-1960 Elvis Presley served in the US military in the post of Sergeant. As an actor, Elvis worked in movies like “Blue Hawai (1961)”, “Tickle Me (1965)” and others. Elvis some famous albums are Speedway (1968), Fun in Acapulco (1963), He Touched Me (1972), and many others.

Gladys husband was also popular in American media he also worked as an actor as he worked in projects like “Elvis on Tour”, “Hee Haw” and many more. After Gladys’s death, her husband died on June 26, 1979, due to cardiac arrest. Even her son died before her husband on August 16, 1977, due to a heart attack.

Son, Marriage Date & Personal Life

Gladys Presley Story (Death Cause)

After her son, Elvis Presley’s birth Gladys Presley remained connected to her son deeply. She falls into the trauma of her other son Jesse Garon Presley’s death.

Gladys use to help her father on cotton farms where she use to take Elvis along with her in a sack on her shoulders. Her son use to call her by a pet name. Even when Elvis entered his teens Gladys’s husband and son used to sleep on the same bed due to bad household conditions.

In between Glady faced a hard time when her husband Vernon went to jail in 1938. She came close to her son as he was her only emotional support in the world.

When her son got famous in the entire world she was though happy inside but she developed depression. She began drinking alcohol. Glady even took diet pills during her depression. She was diagnosed with hepatitis in 1958. When her son began working in the army she began living in depression due to her son’s absence.

After being diagnosed with Hepatitis in 1958 Gladys Presley began living ill. Her husband returned back to her in Memphis to take care of her. On August 8 Gladys’s health condition became worse she was admitted to Methodist Hospital. After a couple of days, she was sent back home. On August 14, 1958, when she was resting in her home at Graceland, she faced a heart attack and died.

Interesting Facts About Gladys Presley

• Elvis Presley was working in US Army when Gladys got ill in 1958.
• Gladys Presley son got an emergency leave from an army official on 12th August 1958 just two days before Gladys’s death.
• On her gravestone, it is written, “Not Mine But Her Will Be Done.”
• A book based on the life of Gladys and her son Elvis titled “Elvis and Gladys” was written by author Elaine Dundy.
• During the time of her funeral, her son Elvis cried a lot collapsing at Gladys’s coffin.
• When Glady was getting buried her son Elvis spoke loudly while crying “Goodbye, darling. I love you so much.” “I lived my whole life just for you. Oh, God, everything I have is gone!”
• After Glady’s death, Elvis began leaving a changed life.
• She moved to Memphis after her son Jesse Garon Presley’s death.

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Q & A

Is Gladys Presley buried at Graceland?

Yes, she is buried at Graceland Mansion Estates, Memphis.

Who was Gladys Presley’s second son?

Her other son’s name was Jesse Garon Presley.

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