The official state funeral honoring the life of former President Jimmy Carter will take place Thursday, a day President Joe Biden has declared a national day of mourning , at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
Carter died at age 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia in late December. Official ceremonies commemorating the former president began Jan. 4. His remains arrived Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol , where members of Congress paid their final respects.
The former president’s casket will be carried Thursday out of the Capitol Rotunda, marking the beginning of its final journey back to Georgia …