Rosalynn Carter Will Lie in Repose in Atlanta as Public Mourns First Lady's Death

A series of public and private events memorializing the former first lady will end with her burial at the Plains residence she called home since 1961

Rosalynn Carter will lie in repose on Tuesday evening amid a series of public and private events in Georgia that will end with her burial at the Plains residence she called home since 1961.

On Monday, ceremonies began with a wreath-laying at Georgia Southwestern State University's Rosalynn Carter Health and Human Sciences Complex. The motorcade accompanying Rosalynn made stops at at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, where past and current members of her Secret Service detail escorted the hearse.

The former first lady was then taken to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, where members of the public are invited to pay respects while she lies in repose from 6 to 10 p.m.

On Tuesday, Nov. 28, the Carter motorcade will move to Emory University's Glenn Memorial Church for a private tribute service, and on Wednesday, Nov. 28, a formal funeral service for family and friends will take place at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains.

The public is welcomed to line the family's motorcade route after the funeral service before she is privately interred at the Carter family's residence, near the home she and President Carter built more than 60 years ago.

In lieu of flowers, the Carter family is requesting that those interested consider contributing to the Carter Center's Mental Health Program or the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers.

Rosalynn died surrounded by family on Sunday afternoon, two days after she entered hospice carefollowing a dementia diagnosis in May. She was 96.

She was married to Jimmy, the 39th president of the United States, for 77 years, and served as the nation's barrier-breaking first lady during his tenure from 1977 to 1981. She is survived by their four children — Jack, Chip, Jeff, and Amy — and numerous grandchildren and great-children.

Jimmy, who terminated medical intervention in February amid his own health challenges at the age of 99, remains in hospice care at home.

Related: Flags Are Flying at Half-Staff to Honor Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

President Joe Biden signed a proclamation last Tuesday ordering all U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff beginning Nov. 25 "as a mark of respect for the memory" for the former first lady.

In a statement, Biden, 81, said that flags will be flown at half-staff "at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government."

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