ATLANTA — President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will be in Georgia next week to pay respects to Rosalynn Carter.
The Bidens are expected to travel to Atlanta Tuesday, Nov. 28 to honor the former first lady as part of three days worth of events celebrating her life. Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will also be in Atlanta, according to the White House.
Mrs. Carter, the lifelong partner and confidant of 39th President Jimmy Carter, died Nov. 19 at 96 years old.
Tuesday's memorial services include a departure ceremony and motorcade after Mrs. Carter laid in repose at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center the day before. The motorcade will arrive at Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University, where a tribute service will be held for invited guests.
It is unclear if the president, vice president and their partners will make an appearance at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center or if they will only attend the tribute service. The White House said more details will follow.
A funeral procession is planned for Wednesday. The procession will arrive at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Mrs. Carter's home church and town where a service for family and invited friends will take place. Her burial will follow.
The funeral service will be private, but the public is invited to line the streets of Plains for a motorcade to honor and pay tribute to the former first lady. People can also send in condolences from wherever they are via a dedicated legacy page.
Earlier this week in Plains, 11Alive's Jon Shirek spoke with one of the Carters' close friends, Jill Stuckey, who is superintendent of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Park in Plains. She said the couple was concerned about the future of Plains and whether the community would still attract tourism after they were gone.
“They were so concerned that in the early 2000s, they announced that they would be buried here,” Stuckey said. “They’re going to be buried on a little hill in front of their house overlooking a pond that they built. So they care about tourism in Plains, economic development, even in their death."