Mysteries of Burial: Funeral Director Bob Kendall Reveals Why No American Flag on Elvis's Casket?

[@thinblueswinebbq]

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.

[@SpaGuy]

That is a cool story!! I'd love to see the towel and get your Mom's story one day.. Spa Guy

[@georgiemac]

Thank you for your beautiful story 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@elfriedekupfer931]

Me too ❤ 😢 greetings from Austria Vienna 🌹 🇦🇹 thanks for the lovely story🙏

[@tupelomiss8315]

Wow what a wonderful story. If only hey. Lucky family. 🙋‍♀️

[@thomaspeters2076]

That's awesome great story ❤TCB

[@carollangendorf8569]

I was on Elvis presley blvd.that day of the funeral.so sad,quiet people passing out .people crying..1977

[@areasonableperson24]

Me too - I was 15 and hitchhiked from KCMO. It was worth it.

[@gracieg7601]

Thank you Billy! I also have wondered if they’d ever put anyone in the areas where Elvis was. I did know Gladys was put in there. I just didn’t know how that all happened? Thank you for that info. You snd Trey do such good work. Thank you!

[@charlestehuia9263]

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

[@movingloz]

Wow. That is so so good that they’re fixing the place up. Thanks 🙏 yet again for documenting and sharing all the info.

[@marywhite4704]

I did not know Gladys was moved three times. Thank you for all the information you give us. God bless you spa guy.

[@bobwolf8210]

Why would you move the poor woman 3 times that is disgraceful

[@LondonEagle9999]

​@bobwolf8210 Jesus christ yess

[@kellyconrad5449]

I love this, more pieces to the Elvis puzzle, another fantastic video, thanks again Spa Guy!

[@deehickman6417]

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!

[@cindyhewitt3358]

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing this. ❤

[@sandratodd560]

Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@angelaneilson4364]

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!

[@towman2620]

The true Elvis historian who keeps us updated

[@LloydRich-k4o]

Thanks for the info and tour good stuff! ⚡

[@donnap.c.886]

Thank you for filming and allowing us to see exactly what you saw. It is very nice to get to see things thru your eyes that the rest of us would not be able to see!

[@eoinleonard6282]

Another banger. Grateful for your work as always. Interesting information every time

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

This was very informative

[@nancydusheke5722]

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. 🤗❤️🤗

[@frankvattelana6728]

Awesome Content, You never disappoint Billy! Hope to catch up with you soon! Awesome Content as usual! - TCB - Frank

[@staciehrv6387]

Hands down the most in-depth Elvis information and videos. Spa Guy is the best! Thank you!

[@mishalleroza-ingram6394]

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.

[@JackWilliams-lv9bj]

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!

[@bonniebrown6960]

Very interesting. I would like to read this book. Thanks Spa Guy.

[@kimberlymcclellan3590]

Another great video Spa Guy...

[@mizzprettyhuston]

Ooh a new book to read ❤ Thank you for sharing.

[@lorrainewilding9017]

Wow 😮thanks for that spa guy very interesting 🤔 x

[@perfumegoose]

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.

[@SpaGuy]

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..

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Good info, Rip Elvis

[@leannbrooks218]

Absolutely wonderful story! Thankyou

[@donnahunter3488]

I’m from Tennessee and I was there for the first time in May of this year. The condition of the mausoleum was horrible. I’m planning another trip real soon after seeing this video I’m looking forward to seeing the renovations that were done there. I know you’ve been following Elvis’s career for many years along with lots of memorabilia from him as well. You are a very fortunate man. I have followed you for many years but never comment. You’ve never had to prove to me that what you find is authentic and what you say is true. I’ve never questioned you because I too have followed Elvis my whole life. However I’ve never been as fortunate in collecting as many things but the love for him is still or if not stronger and deeper. Elvis’s love, kindness and joy literally gleamed from his whole body. You sit aside the physical and mental factors to his situation and just focus on the man Elvis. There were were 2 perfect men that walked this earth Jesus and Elvis. I know he hated being called The King, but to the world he is and always will be. So I thank you for all the hard work you do but I know it’s all out of love and fun. I just thank you so much for sharing with us. My daughter is fan of you and Elvis as well. It thrills me to death that next generations are loving his music. This is exactly what I was saying before, the legend of The King never ends. You’re such a wonderful guy and I absolutely adore you. Again thank you for sharing your love for Elvis with us. 🙏🥰❤️

[@SpaGuy]

Thank You for the kind words!! I appreciate both of you watching!!

[@Patracat]

@@donnahunter3488 what a beautiful heartfelt post. You have written what is also in my heart about Elvis. I believe he was the Messiah for the 20th century, there are so many parallels between Elvis and Jesus, born in poverty, growing up preaching/singing to thousands, having an entourage of friends, some of whom betrayed him..the only difference is the time frame of 2000 years.

[@davidgibbs7232]

This is absolutely incredible and a little sad.Thank you so much for this.👑👑

[@tiki2926]

Always the most in depth, completely informational videos that are well researched and greatly appreciated

[@chadmears136]

Awesome video on Elvis ❤ Thank you 😊

[@molai72]

Very nice video Mrs Spa Guy!

[@tonytcb4504]

Very informative thank you very much love from the UK ♥ 🇬🇧

[@JohnBull14]

I never knew about Elvis mother being moved, thank you guys 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@catwhiskers1919]

Excellent factual video. Thank you

[@elvispresley1631]

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

[@terrysmith501]

Again you killed it buddy! God bless you.

[@mrDCunningham]

Very interesting. Nice work 👍🏼😎

[@bonniebarnett7202]

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

[@helenludlow2331]

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 ⚡💛⭐

[@SpaGuy]

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..

[@helenludlow2331]

@@SpaGuy thanks guys x

[@Patracat]

Great video, thanks for this, you do such a wonderful job tracking down events in Elvis history❤ Gina in Australia

[@SpaGuy]

Thank You for watching Gina!! Hello Australia!!

[@soledadbustos9511]

Spa Interesante Información Excelente trabajo Spa Muchas Gracias

[@MM-ri4mj]

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.

[@silvanacovos8115]

Thank you guys ❤⚡

[@reginasilberbauer3903]

❤😮❤😢❤ Oh, very interesting! Thank You for sharing! 💙🙏💎🌻⚡

[@neildarealdeal7129]

Another piece of the puzzle, thanks Spa Guy! Darealdeal

[@neildarealdeal7129]

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[@michelesosa-armour3791]

Hopefully you'll go back when its finished and the grass is green ❤

[@randomx8822]

Thanks spa guy. Great video ...as usual.

[@Beth-yb2kv]

Hi Spa Guy. I just love your videos. They’re always so entertaining, informative and meticulously researched. This one was particularly fascinating. I visited Graceland in November of 2022 for the first time and also the mausoleum Elvis was originally interred in. I was very shocked quite honestly at the state of disrepair it was in. It was actually locked at the time so we couldn’t enter it. I’m so glad to hear it has since been restored to its original condition. Please keep up the great work on your Elvis videos! I plan on returning to Memphis and Graceland sometime in the future. I would so love to meet you and see the “grey ghost!”Love from Maine.❤

[@reiss529]

Very very interesting SPA GUY. Waiting for more informations over those questions from those asking from you. God Bless you and takecare ❤☦️🛐🙏🏻👍🕊🌈🌟💞

[@joyce259]

Thank you for this video, it was very interesting ❤

[@jmf2471]

I didn’t hear the end. You answered my question. Thank you.

[@sherrytrimper3536]

Thank you 👍

[@DenitaArnold]

That's a lovely masoleum. Glad they're fixing it up 😊

[@brianfisher6845]

Incredible video Spa Guy. Thank you

[@cynthiacleaver9515]

Thank you for all you do! I love your videos on Elvis.

[@DebraBehrens-sn4bi]

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! 👍💕🏛️🪦⚰️

[@SpaGuy]

I have been asked about why no Flag many times now we know..

[@suefenner9217]

That’s because Elvis wasn’t in the casket! He would not have a flag there if he wasn’t in the ground

[@sylviaschild]

I just love your videos..I learn so much, thank you for sharing!

[@elfriedekupfer931]

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 🎶😘

[@jackiewelsh1284]

Been trying to get that book for years very rare indeed and out of my price range unfortunately great video Billy 👍

[@philiplucock8016]

Nice one spa guy thanks Phil from Liverpool UK 🇬🇧 👍 😀

[@mizzprettyhuston]

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

[@Sergigrinkovvolponyfan]

I thought the same thing and the money goes right Riley.

[@mattskustomkreations]

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.

[@gailmchaffie]

I think it should stay in the family

[@mizzprettyhuston]

@@gailmchaffie that's a good idea too ❤️

[@mylesreza9496]

I WAS BORN TO KNOW THAT "ELVIS STILL MUCH ALIVE" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@catfish24]

Good job very interesting.

[@marilynadams349]

Thank you SPA guy

[@louk231]

The content on this KZbin Channel has always been and I hope will always continue to be top Flight and informative right down to the most minute detail. Spa Guy is the most detailed and thorough Elvis Archaeologist known to the Elvis World. Thank you again Bill Spa Guy

[@SpaGuy]

Thank You so much for the kind words!!

[@PP-ob8zr]

Thanks Billy 😊👍🏻 TCSGB!

[@michelle8967]

Thank you

[@TeresaRobinson-cd2uk]

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?

[@SpaGuy]

That is a Great Question I thought of too and I don't know the answer..

[@kathypoole5493]

They say because his mother's grave was being Disturbed so they didn't want Elvis there as well

[@ristie_lee]

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.

[@alicewarner5172]

Truth is important…..I like the way you research your blogs!!❤❤❤

[@paulcheton9802]

Very interesting Detective. Thanks 🙏

[@lindabain2701]

AMAZING JOB YALL, AS ALWAYS ♥️

[@douglaststephens-qr8jr]

Just amazing

[@wlc1980]

Good stuff Billy, I definitely would like to read that book.

[@Pink-Indiana]

Wonderful!!💯

[@jeffmitchell9863]

Great video Billy!! That place was a Mess in 2012!! Fluid leaking out of crypts.

[@yodaknows1977]

Another great video

[@ELVIS_HAS_LEFT_THE_BUILDING]

I would love to see your collection spa guy!

[@05020502able]

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.

[@samarijana]

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.

[@nancyfleming2549]

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.

[@benowen5792]

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

[@SpaGuy]

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!!

[@LindaCarter-m5z]

That was awesome!!!! Great information!!!! Thanks!!!❤ 14:33

[@alma4136]

Great video spay guy 💛 🙏 that E-P from 🌞.

[@kenpalmer985]

Glad to see they are fixing it up. Any news on the dojo?.

[@SpaGuy]

Not at this moment..

[@veronicacohen1110]

Thank you for sharing this with us I learned something and I thought I knew everything lol about the Mom being moved and I imagine the top one would probably been his father I love all these stories that you give us because I feel in our hearts that we know the truth and we see the truth and those people were wonderful to you God bless both you and Trey

[@SpaGuy]

Thank You for your kind words!!

[@RhodeIslandDude]

I’ve purchased quite a few copies for that book you’re talking about at my local bookstore.

[@SpaGuy]

They are very valuable.. Go for big money!!

[@arnaud2726]

Been searching for one copy for + 20 years. How can I please contact you ?

[@aunt_b3365]

Thank you Spa Guy for your diligence to put the truth out. Im jusr Glad Elvis and Gladys are bith at rest finally at Graceland. I think Elvis would like that. Idk4 sure but i think so. The meditation garden tyrned into a family burial site. I have always windered howisa felt about it but, it was definitely the safesr place and still is.

[@tonyo.4226]

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. 😊

[@bretagnebartouxxx5394]

Merci de France ❤

[@nancyhanson9074]

I never knew Gladys was moved under Elvis

[@toddhensley880]

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!

[@SpaGuy]

The estate never owned it and I agree with you!!

[@boxerfan2]

Yeah but I can see the other side of it also. People make long trips just to see where Elvis was was first laid to rest. Some religions believe he lingers there or the spirit lingers there if interred longer than 3 days. I forget what religion. If someone else is interred there than no one would bother even visiting the cemetery.

[@erichoppe]

Love it

[@Stonewall7138]

I often ponder the what ifs, my mind and heart travels down the highway of yesteryear, sometimes researching the past for clues and golden nuggets, In the case of Elvis and Priscilla, did they truly love one another, was Priscilla considering a return to Elvis, would he be willing to make change and great her with open arms, these are a few things that have kept me up into the wee hours of the night, and on many occasions. And now that it is too late for a reunion, I often consider Elvis and his passion for Gospel music, his love for church parishioners, and his passion for singing praise songs with them. In closing, I would love to know if Elvis surrendered his life to God, or did he leave this life with things left undone. OK...There it is I have shared my heart with the posting audience, it is fair to say that I love the Presley family, and yet there remains many unanswered questions.

[@deboisblanc]

Whoa, I got turned around. I don’t remember that route to Elvis’ crypt, but I haven’t been there in 20 years.

[@genevamoore4529]

@THE SPA GUY i have a question for you, why at Graceland is Lisa Marie and Benjamin's cyrpt above ground and Elvis's underground?

[@SpaGuy]

I have no real answer but I would speculate that they had no way to get equipment in there to dig a grave.. I was told that they hand dug the graves when Elvis and the rest passed away.. There was too much concrete there now to hand dig unless they dug close to the graves there now and they thought Lisa would want to be close to Ben.

[@genevamoore4529]

@SpaGuy oh thank you so much, I kept asking and noone knew. I'm so glad you did, it was driving me insane. Lol...

[@mgcole5586]

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I visited this mausoleum in August of 88 and I found a piece of the gray polished marble trim lying outdoors directly below the window of Elvis' crypt!? At that time there were evergreen bushes planted up against the building on each side of the entry so it was easily hidden. Trim is 7/8" thick, 2" high, 5" long and resembles a piece of a picture frame. I went back in '92 and the mausoleum was deteriorating badly! I'm pleased to see it's being restored and personally I think Elvis/Gladys crypt should stay forever empty.

[@cindie7086]

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.

[@annib77]

Another great tick for you and Trey Billy. Good footage. Then they were both moved to Graceland October 2nd 1977 right?

[@tonymarinelli7304]

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.

[@SpaGuy]

Wow that would be a very important piece of footage..

[@tonymarinelli7304]

@@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

[@Rixio-n8e]

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