Jimmy Carter funeral in Plains, Atlanta: NPR

ATLANTA — Nearly a week of memorial projects for former President Jimmy Carter begins today, as the 39th president’s remains will make one final journey from his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

Carter died earlier at his home earlier this week on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at the age of 100.

The state funeral begins at 10:15 a.m. ET Saturday, when Carter’s family will gather at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in nearby Americus, Georgia. Current and former Secret Service leaders protecting Carter will carry his casket to a hearse.

Watch Saturday’s events in Georgia honoring Carter:

The motorcade will pass through Plains, Georgia, where Carter was born and spent most of his life, including a stop at the family farm. From there, the procession will travel to Atlanta for a moment of silence at the Georgia State Capitol.

Carter had little national prominence when he was elected president in 1976, having served in the Georgia Senate and a term as governor of the state before joining the White House. After a crushing defeat in 1980, Carter returned home to Georgia and established the Carter Center, a nonprofit humanitarian organization that focuses on public health, democracy and other global issues.

At 4 p.m. ET Saturday, there will be a funeral service at the Center, and members of the public will be able to pay their respects as Carter lies in rest from 7 p.m. ET Saturday until 6 a.m. ET Tuesday.

After leaving Atlanta on Tuesday morning, Carter’s remains will travel to Washington, D.C., to the US Navy Memorial and the US Capitol, where he will lie in state from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Thursday.

After leaving the Capitol, Carter’s motorcade will travel to the Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral service before a final flight back to Georgia.

There, a private funeral at Carter’s Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains will be followed by interment at the family home in a private ceremony.

This story will be updated.