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The week-long state funeral services in honor of the former President Jimmy Carter, who died at 100 last week, started Saturday morning. The ceremonies will honor Carter’s journey from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to his cherished role on the world humanitarian stage and as the 39th US president.
On Saturday morning, people gathered in downtown Plains to lay flowers at the base of Carter’s memorial. The tribute also included Habitat for Humanity hard hats emblazoned with handwritten messages, including one that read, “God bless you, Mr. President,” USA Today first reported.
His specific cause of death on Dec. 29 was unclear. Carter’s death followed the death of his wife Rosalynn on November 19, 2023. She died at the age of 96 with her family by her side at the Carter House in Plains, just days after being admitted to a hospice.
JIMMY CARTER, 39TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DIED AT THE AGE OF 100
Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to Carter’s detail carry the casket of former President Jimmy Carter at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Ga., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. Carter died on 29 of December at the age of 100 years. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Carter was the oldest living president.
US President Jimmy Carter announces new sanctions against Iran in retaliation for US hostage-taking, Washington, DC, USA, photo by Marion S. Trikosko, April 7, 1980. (Universal History Archive/Universal Image Group via Getty Images)
This is the order of the funeral acts:
Saturday January 4:
•10:15 a.m.: The Carter family will arrive at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia. Nine current and former Secret Service agents from the Carter administration will serve as pallbearers, escorting his remains to the hearse.
•10:50 am: The caravan will travel through the Plains, stopping briefly at Carter’s childhood home in Archery. During this break, the National Park Service will ring the historic farm bell 39 times, symbolizing Carter’s tenure as the 39th president.
•10:55 a.m.: The trip to Atlanta will begin.
FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER WILL SPEND THE “REMAINING TIME” AT HOME RECEIVING HOSPICE CARE
Carter steps off the plane upon landing at Havana International Airport on March 28, 2011. (ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images)
•3:00 pm: Upon arrival in Atlanta, the motorcade will stop at the Georgia State Capitol for a moment of silence led by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Lt. Governor Burt Jones, Greater Atlanta Andre Dickens and members of the Georgia General Assembly.
Georgia State Patrol troopers, both current and retired, will gather on the steps of the Capitol, and those who served on Carter’s security detail during his administration will take a place of distinction.
Tom Chaffin of Atlanta leaves flowers at the entrance to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Atlanta. Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
•15:45: An arrival ceremony will be held at the Carter Presidential Center.
•4:00 p.m.: A private service will be held in the lobby of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.
•7:00 pm: President Carter will lie in repose at the Carter Presidential Center, allowing the public to pay their respects until 6:00 am on Tuesday, January 7.
A jar of peanuts is among items left in tribute to former President Jimmy Carter at the entrance to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Atlanta. Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Subsequent services:
• January. 7: President Carter’s remains will be flown to Washington, DC, where they will lie in state at the US Capitol for a national tribute.
• January. 9: A national funeral service will be held at the National Cathedral in Washington, with President Joe Biden he is expected to deliver the eulogy. Biden declared Thursday a National Day of Mourning.
JIMMY CARTER EXPECTED TO BE AT ROTUNDA AHEAD OF BIDEN’S SCHEDULED STATE FUNERAL
Carter appears on the ABC News television series ‘This Week With George Stephanopoulos’ about his new book ‘A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety’. (Ida Mae Astute/American Broadcasting Corporation via Getty Images)
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•Following the Washington Service, Carter’s remains will return to Georgia for a private funeral at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains. Carter will then be laid to rest next to his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, at her residence.
Andrea Magolis of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
