Military pallbearers carry the casket bearing Former President Jimmy Carter into the National Cathedral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C.. Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. Former President Carter will be laid to rest in his home town of Plains, Georgia later on Thursday evening in a plot next to his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter. Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI