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.

Jimmy Carter, the first former American president to live to 100, arrived back in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

10:24 a.m.: Grandson Joshua Carter recalled the former president's years of teaching Sunday school at Marantha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. He said that Carter would often share news during his classes, connecting the former president's faith with his desire to help those in need.

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 ...

In Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia, there will be a new reminder of the renowned legacy of former President and late First Lady Rosalynn Carter: an eponymous post office. Signed into law less than a week after Jimmy Carter’s ...

His family also honored him in a service at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. The former president and former first lady Rosalynn Carter were longtime members of the church. Catch up ...

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,

PLAINS, Ga. — Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The first events reflect Carter’s climb ...

and Georgia State Patrol Troopers. 3 p.m. Plains, Ga. to Atlanta, Ga. How far is it from Jimmy Carter's hometown to Georgia State Capitol? Jimmy Carter's motorcade is currently along I-75 as it ...