Former President Jimmy Carter passed away on December 29th, 2024, he was 100 years-old.
President Biden announced that the National Day of Mourning would be January 9th, 2025.
Jimmy Carter Tribute.org., posted the following schedule for the Funeral services honoring the former President:
Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, begin Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, and conclude on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
His funeral schedule includes a pause at his boyhood farm; a motorcade to Atlanta; a pause at the Georgia State Capitol; a service at the Carter Presidential Center; public visitation in both Atlanta and Washington; a funeral procession in Washington; a service at the U.S. Capitol; a National Funeral Service at Washington National Cathedral; and a private service and interment in Plains.
The Carter family invites the public to honor and celebrate President Carter’s life by paying their respects during either of the public viewings; the funeral procession in Washington; in the downtown area of Plains; or along the motorcade routes in Georgia and Washington.
Jimmy Carter Tribute.org.
January 4th, 2025:
10:15 a.m.
The state funeral begins with the Carter family’s arrival at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia. Current and former special agents in charge from the United States Secret Service – Carter Protective Division will carry President Carter’s remains to the hearse and walk alongside it as the motorcade departs from the medical center.
The motorcade will then travel from Americus to President Carter’s hometown of Plains.
10:50 a.m.
After passing through Plains, the motorcade will pause briefly in front of the farm that was President Carter’s boyhood home. During the pause, the National Park Service will salute the late president and ring the historic farm bell 39 times.
10:55 a.m.
After the pause, the late president officially begins his final journey to Atlanta.
3 p.m.
As the motorcade arrives in Atlanta, it will stop at the Georgia State Capitol for a moment of silence led by Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, members of the Georgia Legislature, and Georgia State Patrol troopers.
President Carter’s remains then will be transported to the Carter Presidential Center.
3:45 p.m.
An arrival ceremony will take place at the Carter Presidential Center.
4 p.m.
A private service will be conducted in the lobby of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.
7 p.m.
The former president will lie in repose for mourners to come and pay their respects continuously until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
