Jimmy Carter funeral: What to know about the former president’s services after his death aged 100
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Former president died on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he will be laid to rest. Two public observances will be held for former President Jimmy Carter who died Sunday at the age of 100, and he will receive the full honors of a state funeral in the nation’s capitol.
Carter, who was the longest-living former American president, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday according to his family. The last time a Democratic president died was in 1973 when Lyndon Baines Johnson passed away at the age of 64, just a few years after leaving office.
The nation will now see the first funeral for a Democratic president in more than 50 years. Details of the state funeral are still pending and will be released by the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, although Joe Biden confirmed in a statement that his “dear friend” would have a state funeral in Washington D.C.
The state funeral is a formal ceremony that includes traditions of lying in state, processions, religious services, military honors, and national mourning. In lieu of flowers, the Carter family has requested contributions to The Carter Center. Tributes will be collected in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Enduring Hope Fund, according to the website.
The last president to lie in state was the late President George HW Bush in December 2018. The outlet says he will then be flown to Washington, D.C. for the traditional televised ceremonies. He will also lie in state at the United States Capitol for a day and a half before the state funeral at Washington Cathedral, where Biden is expected to speak.
