In photos: Jimmy Carter memorial services begin with Georgia procession
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Former and current U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail move the flag-draped casket of former President Carter at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on Jan. 4, 2025 in Americus, Georgia. Photo: Alex Brandon/ Pool via Getty Images
Six days of funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter, who died at home Sunday at 100 years old, began on Saturday with a procession in Georgia.
The big picture: Carter is the country's longest-living former president and the first to reach 100 years old.
State of play: Memorial events include a departure ceremony at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia followed by a trip to Carter's childhood home in Plains, a motorcade to Atlanta and moment of silence at Georgia's State Capitol, per the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region.
- An arrival ceremony and service at the Carter Presidential Center follows with Carter lying in repose from 7pm Saturday to 6am Sunday.
