TUPELO – Charles Alton Watson was one of Elvis Presley's biggest fans, so much so that the Tupelo businessman opened a club to honor the city's favorite son and helped create the Tupelo Elvis Presley Festival.
Watson died Sunday at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was 90 years old.
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