People living in Plains, Georgia are remembering the legacy of President Jimmy Carter after he was laid to rest Thursday.

Somber moments in Plains, Georgia Thursday as former President Jimmy Carter’s hearse makes its final journey through his beloved hometown.

The state funeral began Saturday in Americus, Georgia and proceeded to Carter's hometown of Plains before the motorcade traveled to Atlanta for a ceremony at the Carter Center. On Tuesday, Carter's remains arrived in Washington, D.C., where he lied in ...

Thursday's services capped six days of remembrance for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Following the honors in Washington, it was his wish to be buried in his hometown of Plains, next to his beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.

After this morning's service in Washington D.C., the former president's casket has arrived back home in Plains.

Mattie Wright, a 73-year-old Albany resident, visited Plains Thursday to honor the late president’s push for racial equality — a lesson Jimmy Carter instilled in his son, Chip. Wright attended Georgia Southwestern University with Chip in the early 1970s. He used to talk with Wright and other Black students at the university’s student center.

Former President Jimmy Carter will be laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia on Thursday night. He will be buried next to his wife, Rosalynn Carter, outside the home they lived in for decades.

Admirers lined the streets of Carter's tiny Georgia hometown on Jan. 9 to get ... died in December at 100 — arrived in his hometown of Plains, Ga., where the public said their final goodbyes.

Former President Jimmy Carter will be buried in his hometown after two funeral ceremonies in Washington, D.C. and Georgia. President Joe Biden will give the eulogy at the National Funeral Service at the National Cathedral.

By Kathy Vestal For the Salisbury Post “You’re not going to believe this,” my travel companion said, and I could tell by her tone that whatever she had just discovered was something big. We were on a seven-hour road trip,

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital and second service in his tiny Georgia hometown.

For what he gave me, he deserves my respect,” said Tiffany Patten. “If he can eradicate guinea worm, I can stand in 30-degree weather (to watch his funeral’s motorcade).”