ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) – The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29, 2024, begins Saturday.

Carter’s State Funeral is a six-day series of events allowing the nation to pay respects to the 39th U.S. President.

The procession begins around 10:15 a.m. when the Carter family arrives at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.

Carter’s remains are carried to the hearse by current and former special agents of the United States Secret Service – Carter Protective Division.

The motorcade will then leave Phoebe Sumter Medical Center around 10:30 a.m. and travel through Carter’s hometown of Plains.

A flower drop-off location has been set up at the memorial in the downtown Americus plaza off Highway 280.

The procession will stop at Carter’s childhood home and take a short break in front of the family farm. During the break, the National Park Service will honor the late president with a salute and ringing of the historic farm bell 39 times.

From there, the late president will officially begin his final trip to Atlanta.

Once the motorcade arrives in Atlanta around 3 p.m., it will stop at the Georgia State Capitol for a moment of silence. Governor Brian Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, members of the Georgia Legislature and Georgia State Patrol troopers will be in attendance.

The motorcade then travels to the Carter Presidential Center, where Carter’s remains will be transferred in an arrival ceremony.

A flower drop-off location is located in the Carter Center at the complex’s large entrance sign, 453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE, on the northeast corner of the property near the intersection of North Highland Avenue and John Lewis Freedom Parkway.

A private service will be held at the Carter Presidential Center at 4 p.m.

After the service, Carter will rest. Mourners are welcome to come and pay their respects.

The late president will lie in repose until January 7 at 6 a.m. The public is invited to pay their respects during this time.

On January 7, Carter will leave the Carter Presidential Center at 9:30 a.m. The late President and his family then travel to Dobbins Air Reserve Base at 10:00 a.m. where they board Special Air Mission 39 at 10:40 a.m. and travel to Washington Am

Special Air Mission 39 will arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, at 12:45 p.m., where Carter’s remains will be transferred to the hearse in a ceremony. Carter and his family will then travel in a motorcade to the U.S. Navy Memorial at 1:15 p.m., where his remains will be transferred from the hearse to a horse-drawn caisson for a funeral procession to the U.S. Capitol at 2 p.m

After arriving at the U.S. Capitol, Carter will be carried by military porters to the Rotunda, where members of Congress will pay their respects during a service at 3 p.m

Carter is then laid in state while the military maintains a guard of honor. The public is invited to pay their respects from 7 p.m. to midnight.

The late president continues to lie in state while the military maintains a guard of honor. The public is invited to pay their respects from 7 a.m. Jan. 8 to 7 a.m. Jan. 9.

Carter will leave the U.S. Capitol at 9 a.m. The motorcade will then travel to Washington National Cathedral for a brief arrival ceremony at 9:30 a.m., followed by the National Funeral Service at 10 a.m

After the service concludes, Carter and his family will travel in a motorcade to Joint Base Andrews at 11:15 a.m., where they will board Special Air Mission 39 at 11:45 a.m

Special Air Mission 39 arrives at Lawson Army Airfield in Fort Moore, Georgia, at 2 p.m., where Carter’s remains will be transferred to the hearse in a ceremony. Carter and his family will then travel by motorcade to Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, arriving at 3:30 p.m., followed by a private funeral service at 3:45 p.m

Following the memorial service, the late President and his family will travel in a motorcade to the Carter Residence at 4:45 p.m., where they will be privately buried at 5:20 p.m. The public is invited to drive along the motorcade route through Plains to Carter’s final resting place. Prior to the funeral, the U.S. Navy will conduct a missing persons formation flyover honoring Carter’s naval service and his time as commander in chief shortly after the motorcade arrives at the residence.

After the Carter Center announced the death of its founder, President Joe Biden ordered a state funeral and, the day after Carter’s death, issued an executive order closing all executive departments and agencies of the federal government on January 9 as a “mark of respect.” former president. Some federal departments and agencies could remain open “for reasons of national security, defense or other public needs,” according to his order.

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