Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter returned to Georgia hometown for burial

30/11/2023 12:08

                A private funeral was held on Wednesday for Rosalynn Carter at a church in her hometown of Plains, Georgia, marking the end of three days of tributes celebrating the life and humanitarian work of the former U.S. first lady, who died at the age of 96.
        
        Uniformed officers from local police and sheriff's departments silently lined a street in the tiny rural birthplace of former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn, his wife of 77 years.
        
        A group of high school students and other residents of Plains, home to a few hundred people, waved small U.S. flags as the funeral cortege left the Maranatha Baptist Church for an interment at the Carter residence.
        
        Residents of the town, adorned with murals of Jimmy Carter and other tributes to its most famous son, recalled Rosalynn as a humble neighbor who helped mow the lawns and organize the food bank at the Carters' church.