After Elvis Presley's death from cardiac arrhythmia and heart failure on August 16, 1977 at Graceland, his will appointed his father, Vernon Presley, as executor and trustee. The beneficiaries of the trust were Vernon, Elvis' grandmother Minnie Mae Presley, and his nine-year-old daughter Lisa Marie Presley.
Following Elvis Presley's death from cardiac arrhythmia and heart failure on August 16, 1977 at Graceland, his will appointed Vernon Presley as executor and trustee. The beneficiaries of the trust were Vernon, Elvis' grandmother Minnie Mae Presley, and his nine-year-old daughter Lisa Marie Presley.