Fans Say Final Goodbye to Jimmy Carter as Motorcade Brings Him to Hometown Burial Site

Mar. 15, 2025

Honor guard walking along the hearse carrying President Jimmy Carter on Jan. 9 in Plains, Ga.Photo:Jessica McGowan/Getty

PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 09: Honor guard members walk alongside the hearse carrying former U.S. President Jimmy Carter as it travels through the downtown area to the final burial site on January 9, 2025 in Plains, Georgia. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia.

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Jimmy Carter’s fans and admirers are bidding him a final farewell.

PLAINS, GEORGIA - JANUARY 09: A joint services bearer team carries the casket after the funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at Maranatha Baptist Church on January 9, 2025 in Plains, Georgia. President Joe Biden declared today a national day of mourning for Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who died at the age of 100 on December 29 at his home in Plains. Carter’s remains were to be interred here after the private family service.

Carter’sfuneral proceedingsbegan on Jan. 4, and will conclude at the Carter residence, where he will be buried in a private ceremony. He will be laid to rest next to his late wife,Rosalynn Carter, whodiedat age 96 in November 2023.

On the first day of funeral services, the former president’s motorcadepaused for a short moment in front of the Plains farm that served as Carter’s boyhood home, where the National Park Service saluted the late president, ringing a historic farm bell 39 times in honor of his role as the 39th president of the United States.

Jimmy Carter lies in repose at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta on Jan. 4.Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty

Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, speaks as the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in repose at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on January 4, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Six days of funeral observances will take place for former President Jimmy Carter after he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. President Carter was the longest-living U.S. President in history.

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Afterward, Carter and the motorcade then traveled to theCarter Presidential Centerin Atlanta, where he lay in repose for several days, until the morning of Jan. 7, when he was taken to Washington, D.C.

There, members of Congress paid their respects to the beloved politician during a service in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, and visitors were welcomed to pay their respects shortly after.

A procession into the Washington National Cathedral for Jimmy Carter’s state funeral service on Jan. 9, 2025.HAIYUN JIANG/POOL/AFP via Getty

The remains of former US President Jimmy Carter arrive at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, for a State Funeral Service on January 9, 2025.

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On Thursday, Carter was honored with a state funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral in D.C., whichbrought all five living U.S. presidents together. His remains were then returned to Georgia.

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter.Yvonne Hemsey/Liason Agency/Getty

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Carter, who served as president for one term from 1977 to 1981, died at his home in Plains on Dec. 29 after spending almost two years in hospice care.

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In March 2019, Carter becamethe longest-lived American president, as well as the president with the lengthiest post-White House life. His and wife Rosalynn’s 77-year marriagewas also the longest of any first couple.

Flags at all federal buildings are scheduled tofly at half-staff for 30 days after Carter’s death, including during President-electDonald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

source: people.com

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