American writer and activist who served as the first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981, as the wife of President Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, died at the age of 96 on Sunday.
She is said to have passed away at her home in Plains, Georgia, of natural cause. She was survived by her husband, four children, 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
This article will dive into her death to learn more about her funeral arrangements.
Rosalynn Carter funeral arrangements
According to The Carter Center, there will be a three-day ceremony for the late Carter. The ceremonies will run from Monday, November 27, 2023, to Wednesday, November 29, 2023, in the Carters’ southwest Georgia hometown of Plains.
According to the information gathered, at the beginning of the ceremony, that is on Monday, the Carter family’s motorcade will arrive at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Carter’s alma mater around 11 am for a wreath-laying ceremony.
The motorcade then will drive north to The Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta.
A repose ceremony will begin that afternoon at 3:30 pm in the lobby of the museum, and the public will be allowed to pay their respects from 6-10 pm.
A shuttle service will be available at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 435 Peachtree Street NE.
The next day, on Tuesday, a 1 pm tribute service is planned at Emory University, where Carter was a fellow in the women’s studies department between 1990-2018, according to the Emory Wheel.
The motorcade will travel back to Plains on Wednesday for an 11 am private service at Maranatha Baptist Church, which is where the former president taught Sunday School for decades.
Carter will be interred on the grounds of the couple’s private residence in Plains, which they have owned since 1961. Decades ago they donated it to the National Park Service to become a historic site after their deaths.
