Former first lady of the United States Rosalynn Carter, who died last week at age 96, will be laid to rest Wednesday at a private funeral following a major national honor earlier this week, the Carter Center announced.
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She was involved in the campaigns and political career of her husband Jimmy Carter and was distinguished throughout her life by her commitment to democracy, human rights and health issues, as well as a global network of charitable activities.
“Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will be honored and celebrated in a private funeral Wednesday morning at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, her home church,” the Carter Center said in a statement.
“The ceremony will be followed by a private funeral at her home,” the foundation added on its X (formerly Twitter) account.
At the age of 99 and in palliative care since February, Jimmy Carter, President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, attended Tuesday’s ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, in the presence of other former heads of state and first ladies, as well as the current host of the White House, Joe Biden.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter married in 1946 and became an inseparable couple in both public and private life.
Rosalynn Carter died on November 19, two days after being admitted to hospice.