Morgan Minnick painted a sign in her hometown to thank late former President Jimmy Carter in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday. President Carter lived to be 100 years old, making him the longest-lived US president in history.
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ATLANTA — Funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter have been announced, spanning six days and making multiple stops in three cities and locations significant to his life.
Mr. Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100.
A celebration to honor Carter’s life will begin on Saturday, January 4, when his remains leave Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, according to a statement from the National Capital Region Joint Task Force, which is tasked with coordinating the state funeral. It begins. morning.
The motorcade will travel through Carter’s hometown of the Plains, visiting his childhood home and family farm before heading to Atlanta. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and other dignitaries will join the state Capitol motorcade in a moment of silence to honor Carter’s time as state senator and governor.
From there, Mr. Carter’s remains will be placed in state at the Carter Presidential Center, where the public may pay their respects from 7pm ET on Saturday until 6am on Tuesday, January 7th.
On Tuesday morning, Carter and his family will head to Washington, D.C., where the former Navy lieutenant will be transferred from a hearse to a horse-drawn caisson that will take him from the U.S. Naval Memorial to the U.S. Capitol.
Members of Congress are scheduled to hold a memorial service in the Capitol Rotunda starting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, 7 p.m. to midnight Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday, while Carter is in office. The public is allowed to pay their respects. January 9th.
After a final ceremony at the Capitol, Carter’s motorcade will head to the Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral before making its final trip back to Georgia on Thursday.
A private funeral will be held at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, where Mr. Carter taught Sunday school until the end of his life. After the funeral, Carter will be buried privately at his home under a willow tree next to his late wife Rosalyn.
