Former President Jimmy Carter, alongside his family, attended a private funeral service on Wednesday in Plains, Georgia, to honor his late wife, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Rosalynn Carter, a renowned mental health advocate, passed away on November 19 at the age of 96, just two days after entering hospice. She had been diagnosed with dementia earlier this year.
The private funeral, attended by Carter’s close friends and family, marked the conclusion of three days of memorial and tribute services. During the service, several of Carter’s children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren spoke, fondly recalling her empathetic nature.
Following the funeral service, there was a private internment, closed to the media, at the Carter family residence. This event followed a public tribute service the day before, attended by prominent figures including President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, former President Bill Clinton, and former First Ladies Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, and Melania Trump.
John William “Jack” Carter, 76, is the eldest son of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.
He spent his young adult years at the Georgia Institute of Technology, but later left to join the US Navy and served during the Vietnam War.
He would eventually be discharged after he was caught smoking marijuana while stationed in Idaho, but would later rejoin Georgia Tech and earn a degree in nuclear physics. Former President Jimmy
Like his father, Mr Carter also had a stint in US politics, winning the Democratic primary for the US Senate of Nevada in 2006, but lost the general election to Republican John Ensign.