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

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.

Jimmy Carter, the first former American president to live to 100, arrived back in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Before the trip home, the former president was memorialized at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning before Special Air Mission 39 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland took his casket on its

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

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.

Carter’s body arrived for a second, more intimate service at Maranatha Baptist Church late Thursday afternoon, a small congregation on the outskirts of Plains, Georgia, where he long taught Sunday school.

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.

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Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died last Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 100. He was the longest-living president in U.S. history. He is survived by his ...

“What he did shocked and shook the political ground here in the state of Georgia. And we live better because of that.” Payne reported from Plains, Georgia. Bill Barrow, based in ...

“As of now, he's the only Georgian to have ever been elected to the White House. And so, having grown up around kindergarten, first grade, and second grade, he was our hometown hero,” Chuck Miller, who lives in Fort Valley, said.

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.