Factbox-US sets state funeral, day of mourning for Jimmy Carter

By Andrew Hay

Memorial services for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter are expected to take place over six days in Georgia and Washington, D.C., after he died on Sunday at the age of 100. Here is what we know about funeral plans.

WHEN IS THE FUNERAL?

Carter's state funeral, a national tribute traditionally reserved for heads of state, begins Saturday with ceremonies in Carter's home state of Georgia, according to a schedule released by the U.S. military on Monday.

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MAJOR MOMENTS

A motorcade will take Carter through his hometown of Plains, Georgia, and to Atlanta, with stops at the state capitol and then the Carter Presidential Center, where he will lie in repose until being flown to Washington on Jan. 9.

In Washington it will lie in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. George H.W. Bush was the last U.S. president to lie there, a tradition dating back to Abraham Lincoln.

A funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9.

President Joe Biden last year said Carter asked him to deliver the eulogy at the service.

Afterwards, Carter will be flown back to Georgia and buried in a private ceremony in his hometown of Plains.

PUBLIC OBSERVANCES

Biden declared a national day of mourning on Jan. 9. He ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days at military posts and on federal buildings.

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Rather than flowers, Carter's family asked for donations to his namesake Atlanta-based center to help its work in global health, peace, and human rights.