Hundreds of individuals gathered on the entrance garden of Graceland on a grey, chilly Sunday morning in Memphis to mourn the demise and bear in mind the lifetime of Lisa Marie Presley, who died earlier this month.
Some mourners held flowers as they waited for the service to start below the tall bushes on the garden of Graceland, the house the place Lisa Marie lived as a toddler together with her father, Elvis Presley. The mansion, which Lisa Marie Presley owned, has been become a museum and vacationer attraction that a whole bunch of hundreds of followers go to annually to rejoice the life and music of Elvis, who died in 1977.
The property in south Memphis was a spot of disappointment and somber reminiscences on Sunday. Presley, a 54-year-old singer-songwriter devoted to her father’s legacy, died Jan. 12, hours after being hospitalized for a medical emergency.
The service started with the singing of “Amazing Grace” by Jason Clark & The Tennessee Mass Choir.
“We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the love, compassion and support you have shown our family during this difficult time,” stated a message from the Presley household written on this system for the service. “We will always be grateful.”
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Lisa Marie Presley’s mom, Priscilla Presley, learn a poem written by her granddaughter known as “Old Soul,” in response to CBS Memphis affiliate WREG.
“The old soul in 1968, she entered our world — born strong but was delicate, filled with life,” the poem learn. “She always knew she wouldn’t be here too long. Childhood passes by in the glimpse of a green eye. She then grew a family of her own. She then lost her second child, an angel of suspicion, she knew it was close to the end.”
“Now she is home where she always belonged, but my heart is missing her love,” the poem continued. “She knew that I loved her. I fear I’ll never touch her, but the old soul is always with me. She doesn’t drift above.”
Lisa Marie Presley’s eldest daughter, actress Riley Keough, didn’t converse however her husband, Ben Smith-Peterson, learn an announcement on her behalf.
“Thank you for being my mother in this life,” Keough’s message started. “I’m eternally grateful.”
“I remember how it felt to be loved by the most loving mother I’ve ever known,” the eulogy continued. “How safe it felt to be in your arms. I remember that feeling as a child and I remember it two weeks ago on your couch.”
“I hope I can love my daughter the way you loved me, the way you loved my brother and my sisters,’ Keough added.
Former Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, were among the speakers who paid tribute to Presley, while singers Alanis Morissette and Axl Rose honored the late musician with performances of the songs “Rest” and “November Rain.”
Following the service, mourners made a procession through Graceland’s Meditation Garden, where Presley was laid to rest.
Lisa Marie Presley’s son, Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide in 2020, can be buried at Graceland.