Former President Jimmy Carter, who served as Georgia’s governor from 1971 to 1975, passed away on Sunday at the age of 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. His death marked the end of the life of the longest-lived U.S. president in history. A portrait of the former president hangs in the Georgia Capitol, a testament to his legacy in his home state.
Funeral services for President Carter will be held from January 4th to 9th, according to the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region. The events will begin in Georgia with a service and public viewing from January 4th to 7th. Following this, his body will be transported to Washington, D.C.
On January 7th, Carter’s remains will arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, before proceeding to the U.S. Navy Memorial – a fitting tribute to the former president’s service as a Navy veteran and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Later that afternoon, a funeral procession will carry his body to the U.S. Capitol. A service for members of Congress is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., followed by a period of public viewing from 7 p.m. to midnight. Public viewing will continue from 7 a.m. on January 8th until 7 a.m. on January 9th.
The final ceremony will be a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral on January 9th at 10 a.m., with President Joe Biden delivering a eulogy. Afterwards, President Carter and his family will return to Georgia via Joint Base Andrews for a private funeral service and interment in Plains.
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