Live updates: Jimmy Carter funeral service takes place at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia
Watch the National Funeral Service for former President Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C.
PHOTOS: Funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter | 1924-2024
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.
Where will Jimmy Carter be buried? A look at the small town where he will be interred
Former President Jimmy Carter will be buried in the small town where he lived, married, and died: Plains, Georgia. Carter spent more than 80 of his 100 years in and around the town, which still has fewer than 700 people, not much more than when he was born on Oct. 1, 1924.
Jimmy Carter's beloved Maranatha Baptist Church to host final farewell service
Former President Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school at a modest church in his hometown of Plains for more than 40 years. On Jan. 9, it will host a final farewell service for the former president.
Death of Jimmy Carter: What is lying in state, lying in repose and lying in honor?
Former President Jimmy Carter is currently lying in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda as the nation honors the 39th president.
National Day of Mourning on Jan. 9 for Jimmy Carter | What's open, closed
A national Day of Mourning will take place on Jan. 9 the day of former President Jimmy Carter's official state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.
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Jimmy Carter: The first ‘green’ president
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Laken Riley verdict: Jose Ibarra found guilty of killing student on UGA campus
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Sapelo Island ferry dock collapse: Gangway last inspected in 2023, officials say
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Biden, Harris and Trump to visit Helene-ravaged communities
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Mother of Apalachee HS shooting suspect charged with taping her mom to chair, leaving her
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Georgia State Election Board approves new hand-counting ballot rule
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Apalachee High School shooting victim granted no contact order with alleged gunman, his father
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JD Vance remarks on school shootings during Phoenix event: 'I don’t like that this is a fact of life'
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Rapper Rich Homie Quan dead at 34
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Georgia Appeals Court halts Trump's election case while Fani Willis disqualification appeal pending
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Trump's Georgia case: Will hush-money guilty verdict impact Georgia case?
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