ATLANTA — Funeral arrangements for former President Jimmy Carter have been announced, featuring a six-day tribute across three cities with stops at locations significant to his life and legacy.
Carter passed away at the age of 100.
The celebrations begin on Saturday, January 4, as his remains are transported from Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, in a motorcade that will traverse his hometown of Plains to his childhood home and family farm before proceeding to Atlanta. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, and other dignitaries will join in a moment of silence at the state Capitol, honoring Carter’s contributions as a state senator and governor.
Following this, Carter’s remains will lie in repose at the Carter Presidential Center, allowing the public to pay their respects from 7 p.m. ET on Saturday through 6 a.m. Tuesday, January 7.
On Tuesday, Carter and his family will make their way to Washington, D.C., where his remains will be transferred from a hearse to a horse-drawn caisson, traveling from the U.S. Navy Memorial to the U.S. Capitol.
A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Capitol Rotunda, where members of Congress can pay their respects. The public will have access to honor Carter as he lies in state from 7 p.m. to midnight Tuesday, and again from 7 a.m. Wednesday through 7 a.m. Thursday, January 9.
Following a final ceremony at the Capitol, Carter’s motorcade will proceed to the Washington National Cathedral for a National Funeral Service before returning to Georgia on Thursday.
Carter will have a private funeral at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, where he taught Sunday School until the later years of his life. He will be interred at the family home in a private ceremony, beneath a willow tree next to his beloved wife, Rosalynn.
