Lisa Marie's childhood years were marred by her parent's divorce, and having to live a life in two separate worlds; one with her mom, the other with her dad, followed by the untimely death of her father when she was nine. From there, she continued to endure suffering when a boyfriend of her mother sexually abused the 11 year old girl.

Most of us can never imagine the pain and suffering Lisa Marie had to endure. Elvis' baby girl grew up and dwelled in the shadow of her father, yet tried to escape the constant comparisons between father and daughter by branching out on her own as a rock singer whose songs were far removed from the Elvis stereotype. With a beautiful voice in her own right, Lisa Marie chose the rough path of the music industry, getting involved, also, in the drug culture, to the point of addiction, which quite often accompanies the strenuous and debilitating workload given to success.

Through four marriages, drug addictions, indebtedness, and inner misery, she found blessings in her children; four of them, three girls, and a boy whom she adored. Lisa Marie lived for her children: Riley, Benjamin, and twins Harper and Finley, striving to protect them from both society and public scrutiny. She managed well to keep her children out of the limelight while they were growing up, protecting them with a fierceness that began to weigh on her immensely when compliled with other difficulties mounting in her young, turbulent life. Though she kept her children close and showered them all with her love and might, she could not prevent her only son, Benjamin Storm Keough, from taking his own life at age 27 due to his own struggles with depression. When he died, he took his mother with him. Lisa Marie would never recover. Other than living for her three girls, her life was basically over. Her health was called into question as Benjamin's permanent absence haunted her for over two years.

Lisa Marie's troubles never subsided. Her remaining days were spent confined mainly to her home(s). Despairing inwardly over the losses of both her father and her son now controlled her days and nights.

A former Scientologist, Lisa Marie separated from the cult which had been part of the oppression she was feeling. Did she find God once again, in the manner of her father? We will continue to pray for Lisa Marie, that her soul will find peace and light. She deserves all of our love and prayers as does her beloved son, Benjamin, and our beloved Elvis.

Our heartfelt prayers also go out to Priscilla, Riley, Harper and Finley, that their pain and suffering will one day transcend into fond memories only of a precious, loved and adored mother and daughter.

Lisa Marie grew up in a fairy tale, make-believe world where she was a Princess and lived in a beautiful castle, and the world was at her fingertips. She had a father who doted on her, and a mother to whom she always seemed to have a difficult relationship, moreso after her father's untimely and sudden death. At just nine years old, Lisa Marie's fairy tale came crashing down around her. Her daddy, her protector, was gone, and she found herself thrust into different scenarios through the odd, and sometimes harmful, relationships brought on by her mother's respective companions. Lisa Marie had that familiar void that grips a soul having lost a parent, and could not easily adjust to the worldwind changes. As she grew older, she rebelled. She joined her mother's church, Scientology, a cult rather then a religion, something that would have torn Elvis apart and broken his heart. She figured men had married her because she was Elvis' daughter. Elvis had the exact insecurity wherein he became unsure if a woman loved him for himself, or because he was Elvis Presley. Like her father, Lisa Marie was insecure in her relationships, and, in some cases, had every right to be.

The loss of her son, Benjamin Storm pushed Lisa Marie over the edge. She lost her will. She left Scientology and returned to God. Her three girls kept her on the straight and narrow. Oh, how she tried. She remained somewhat distant from her mother, almost as if resenting Priscilla for, what some might say, was a difficult upbringing. In the end, Lisa Marie was a lost little sheep who had lost her way, but who tried desperately to come back. May God rest your soul, Lisa Marie, and grant you eternal peace.