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What to know about Jimmy Carter's funeral What is a state funeral and who will attend Jimmy Carter's?
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Carter will be buried alongside his wife in his hometown of Plains, GeorgiaCarter will be buried alongside his wife in his hometown of Plains, Georgia
There will be multiple days of ceremonies and services in Washington DC to mourn the passing of US President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100. A number of ceremonies and services will be held to mourn the passing of US President Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100.
The former president will be honoured at a state funeral on 9 January before he is buried in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, alongside his wife, Rosalynn, who died last year at age 96. The former president will be honoured at a state funeral on 9 January in Washington before he is buried in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, alongside his wife, Rosalynn, who died last year at age 96.
Carter passed away on Sunday, two years after entering into hospice care.Carter passed away on Sunday, two years after entering into hospice care.
Here's what to know about the upcoming service. Here's what to know about the funeral plans.
Where is the funeral? What is a state funeral?
Carter - who served as president from 1977 to 1981 - will be commemorated at a state funeral in Washington DC on 9 January. A state funeral is a national remembrance event marking the life of Americans who have made a huge contribution to public life.
The former president's family accepted an invitation on Monday for Carter to lie in state at the US Capitol Rotunda, with a service to be held at Washington National Cathedral. Most presidents receive the honour if their family agrees.
Carter's remains will be at the Capitol beginning on the afternoon of 7 January, and they will be kept there until the morning of 9 January. The building will be open to the public during "designated times" for those who wish to pay their respects. It usually lasts seven to 10 days and includes ceremonies in the hometown of the deceased, as well as in Washington.
The US federal government will be closed on 9 January for a national day of mourning "as a mark of respect for James Earl Carter, Jr", President Joe Biden said in an executive order. The last president to receive a state funeral was George HW Bush in 2018.
Will there be other ceremonies? Two years later, former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman to lie in state at the US Capitol.
The state funeral will not be the only service for the 39th president. When astronaut Neil Armstrong died in 2012, there were calls for a state funeral but his family instead chose a private ceremony in Ohio.
On 4 January, a motorcade will drive through Carter's small hometown of Plains, Georgia, and stop by his childhood home before proceeding to Atlanta for a public service at the Carter Presidential Center. The service for George HW Bush was held in Washington National Cathedral
Where is the Jimmy Carter funeral?
The memorial events for Carter - a Democrat who served as president from 1977 to 1981- will be in three parts.
They will start in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, before moving to Washington and then back to the southern state.
On 4 January, a motorcade will drive through Carter's small hometown of Plains and stop by his childhood home before proceeding to Atlanta for a public service at the Carter Presidential Center.
Carter's remains will be at the presidential library on 5 January and 6 January.Carter's remains will be at the presidential library on 5 January and 6 January.
After both the Georgia and Washington DC services, the former president will be laid to rest for a final time in Plains in a private ceremony.
He will be transported to the nation's capital on 7 January, where the ceremonies will begin at the US Navy Memorial before a horse-drawn procession to the US Capitol.
For two days he will lie in state at the US Capitol Rotunda, where the public will be able to pay their respects.
His life will be commemorated at Washington National Cathedral on 9 January in a service attended by several former presidents.
Who will attend the state funeral?Who will attend the state funeral?
Biden will be delivering the eulogy at Carter's Washington DC funeral, after the 39th president asked him to in March 2023, according to Biden.Biden will be delivering the eulogy at Carter's Washington DC funeral, after the 39th president asked him to in March 2023, according to Biden.
Former presidents and first ladies typically attend funerals of their predecessors, so First Lady Jill Biden and others like former President Barack Obama could be in attendance. Hillary and Bill Clinton are also expected to attend.Former presidents and first ladies typically attend funerals of their predecessors, so First Lady Jill Biden and others like former President Barack Obama could be in attendance. Hillary and Bill Clinton are also expected to attend.
President-elect Donald Trump's plans are unclear. He did not attend Rosalynn Carter's funeral last year, but his wife Melania did, along with other former first ladies.President-elect Donald Trump's plans are unclear. He did not attend Rosalynn Carter's funeral last year, but his wife Melania did, along with other former first ladies.
Trump did, however, attend the Washington service for George HW Bush, the last former president to die, in 2018. Trump did, however, attend the Washington service for Republican George HW Bush. There were five living presidents, including Carter, in attendance.
Four president sat (awkwardly) in one row
What else is happening?
The US federal government will be closed on 9 January for a national day of mourning, President Biden said in an executive order.
Financial markets will be closed that day too.
US flags are flying at half-mast on all federal buildings for 30 days.