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PHOTOS: Funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter | 1924-2024

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published  January 9, 2025 1:01pm EST
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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - JANUARY 09: Special Air Mission 39, the plane carrying the casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, takes off during a departure ceremony on January 09, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. 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, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. Following today's state funeral, Carter’s remains are being transferred to Plains, Georgia for a private family service and burial. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

ATLANTA - RELATED STORY: President Jimmy Carter funeral services begin with motorcade to Atlanta

Former President Jimmy Carter from Plains, Georgia, died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100.

He will be laid to rest beside his beloved wife, Rosalynn Carter, on Jan. 9 in Plains. Before that, his body was transported to The Carter Center where Carter will lie in repose and the public will be able to pay their respects.

On Jan. 7, he will be transported to Washington, D.C., where he will lie in state and the public will be allowed to pay their respects once again. After a state funeral on Jan. 9, he will be immediately transported back to Plains where he will be buried in a private ceremony.

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