Pickens County family finds ties to Elvis Presley

PICKENS — It’s amazing sometimes what you might discover when you start a journey researching your family tree with today’s technology.

For Pickens County resident Ray Haskett, that journey started when his late brother Roger Haskett started dealing with a form of heart disease that doctors said would greatly shorten his life.

Haskett and his younger brother Mark decided they would get together with Roger one day a week and do something together. These activities included going out to eat or going to football games at Appalachian State, Mars Hill or Newberry College. They decided to try to make day trips outside of Pickens County to cross off some of Roger’s bucket list adventure items.

The brothers reminisced about their childhood days, which included memories of and going to

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