It was more than 30 years ago when the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll passed away, but people still remember the day when a Cadillac hearse took him to his final resting place.
The funeral procession of funeral cars and hearses lined the streets of Memphis on that memorable day – August 18, 1977. Thousands of people gathered along the route to pay their respects as more than 3,000 floral sprays covered the lawn of Forest Hill Cemetery.
Elvis Presley’s copper coffin was flown to Memphis from Oklahoma City with a blanket of rose buds covering the lid. He died just a couple days prior to the burial after suffering a heart attack at the age of 42. As hearses carrying his body and loved ones entered the Forest Hill Cemetery, bystanders tried to follow by breaking through the police barricades. Many of them even found “souvenirs” such as flowers and other mementos from the graveside area.
This is just a short synopsis of the article that ran in one newspaper the day they buried Elvis Presley. You can read the entire thing and read more about the 49-car procession of hearses and funeral cars by clicking here. It was a day that some will never forget and a day that some people wish they could not remember.
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