Both my Parents grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi. When they got married and got their own place they ended up buying a house right next to Gladys and Vernon Presley who also were just married. Gladys and my mom became close friends and dad and Vernon became close too. Gladys was two months pregnant with Elvis and his twin brother Jesse. My mother on the other hand had not gotten pregnant with me until the next year and one month later. On January 8th, 1935 Elvis Aron Presley was born, but his twin brother Jesse Garon Presley was still born. I was born February 8th, 1936. Elvis was one year older, even though he was a year older than me we became the best of friends. Elvis and I did everything together. We were inseparable until the year 1948 when Elvis was 13yrs old and he and his family moved to Memphis, TN and I stayed in Mississippi with my parents. On the day Elvis left there was a lot of crying and sadness. Not only was it a sad day for me because my best friend just move away, but it was a sad day for my parents also because they had become close with Gladys and Vernon so their friends moved away too. When Gladys and Vernon got settled they contacted my parents letting them know that they had made it safely. I didn’t really get a chance to talk to Elvis much because we both had school, but then he got discovered and I went off to college. Even though I was happy for Elvis I wished I could see him again.
