Jimmy Carter Expected To Attend Wife’s Funeral Service

November 27, 2023 3:46 pm

AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — The family of Rosalynn Carter has begun three days of memorials for the former first lady and global humanitarian who died Nov. 19 at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirms that former President Jimmy Carter plans to attend a memorial church service Tuesday in Atlanta for his partner of more than seven decades. Rosalynn Carter’s remains were placed in a hearse Monday morning in the Carters’ native Sumter County, Georgia. After brief ceremonies there, the family’s motorcade began the trip to Atlanta, where Rosalynn Carter will lie in repose at The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Two funerals are set for Tuesday in Atlanta and Wednesday in the Carters’ hometown of Plains. Both are for invited guests. Rosalynn Carter’s burial is private.  (Photo:  AP)