Vernon sold a hog for four dollars, but he tried to change it to forty dollars (12). Elvis and his parents at the time lived in a beat up shotgun house, which they had to leave when Vernon was sent away. Today, it is a museum site for fans to come see where Elvis lived as a child (Elvis Presley Biography). While Vernon was in prison, Gladys and Elvis stayed with some family in a very small house. The neighbors created a petition to release Vernon, and it worked! He was released after eight months for good behavior (Mason …show more content…
Elvis never got over this devastating situation, and he even broke down in front of fans and reporters when he was asked about his mother. Presley returned back to Memphis for the funeral, but a week later he went to Germany where he served for a year and met the love of his life, Priscilla Presley (Elvis Presley Biography). Many worried that Presley’s absence would cause him to lose fame. Presley snapped back. As he was on his way to get aboard the ship to Germany, he said: "I'd like to say that in spite of the fact that I'm going away and will be out of their eyes for some time, I hope I'm not out of their minds" (Guralnick