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PHOTOS: Former President Jimmy Carter's final journey | 1924-2024

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published  January 7, 2025 8:40am PST
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The flag-draped casket of former US President Jimmy Carter lies in state in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

ATLANTA - RELATED STORY: President Jimmy Carter funeral services begin with motorcade to Atlanta

Former President Jimmy Carter from Plains, Georgia, died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100.

He will be laid to rest beside his beloved wife, Rosalynn Carter, on Jan. 9 in Plains. Before that, his body was transported to The Carter Center where Carter will lie in repose and the public will be able to pay their respects.

On Jan. 7, he will be transported to Washington, D.C., where he will lie in state and the public will be allowed to pay their respects once again. After a state funeral on Jan. 9, he will be immediately transported back to Plains where he will be buried in a private ceremony.

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