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On Tuesday, President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will journey to Georgia to attend a commemorative event honoring the late first lady.Rosalynn Carter, who

Passed away on Sunday at 96 years old.

On Wednesday, the White House stated.

The Carter Center states that the event will take place at Glenn Memorial Church, located at Emory University in Atlanta, and will include invited guests. Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are also expected to be in attendance.

According to the Carter Center, the funeral for Carter will take place on Wednesday at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. There will be a private burial at the Carter family home.

Carter is being honored with the flag being flown at half-staff.

2008

Since February 2008, I have been receiving hospice care., but his son James Carter III told The Washington Post on Wednesday that the former president hopes to be at his wife’s funeral. Since none of his clothes fit, he is having a new suit made, James Carter III said. The Carters married in 1946, making them the longest-married presidential couple.

give the funeral speech for him.

During May 2021, the Bidens paid a visit to the Carters in Plains. During their meeting, Mr. Biden mentioned reminiscing about the past. Mr. Biden was a member of the U.S. Senate during Carter’s term as president from 1977 to 1981.

diagnosed with dementia

In the beginning of this year, she began receiving hospice care. Following their time in the White House, the Carters focused on philanthropy such as constructing homes for Habitat for Humanity and establishing the Carter Center, an organization dedicated to promoting peace and resolving conflicts.

The Carters have a total of four children and 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren combined.