A final tribute. Jimmy Carter’s funeral, scheduled to last six days, began Saturday, Jan. 4, in Americus, Ga., at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, where current and former Secret Service agents who protected the late centenarian who died Dec. 29 loaded his remains into a black hearse. The latter then crossed the state to the applause of Americans towards Plains, the former president’s hometown, where a solemn tribute was paid to him in front of the family farm.
Jimmy Carter’s remains were then taken to the Georgia Capitol, where a moment of silence was observed in tribute to the former Senator, then to the Carter Presidential Center, which includes the presidential library and the Carter Center. Descendants and loved ones of Jimmy Carter gathered there Saturday afternoon to pay a final tribute to this man of commitment. His grandson Jason Carter paid tribute to the memory of his grandfather, but also thanked the people who worked with him to “transmit his message of service and help to others,” reports CBS News.
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The president’s son, James “Chip” Carter, made a point of saluting not only the memory of his father, but also of his mother, Rosalynn Carter, who died in November 2023, affirming in a broken voice: “To them two, they changed the world. It was incredible to see this up close. »
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The public came in large numbers
After this ceremony, the public was allowed to come and pay their respects in front of Jimmy Carter’s coffin, which was covered with the flag of the United States and which will remain at the Carter Presidential Center until Tuesday morning, January 7 before being transferred under the dome of the United States Capitol. Here again, the public will be allowed to come and say goodbye to the former president before his state funeral, which will take place Thursday, January 9 at the Washington National Cathedral. His remains will then be transferred to Georgia for a private funeral service at the Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains and Jimmy Carter will be buried next to his wife.
