Rosalynn Carter is eulogized before family and friends as husband Jimmy bears silent witness
Source: AP
By BILL BARROW
Updated 6:34 PM CST, November 29, 2023
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Her frail husband a silent witness, Rosalynn Carter was celebrated by her family and closest friends Wednesday in the same tiny town where she and Jimmy Carter were born, forever their home base as they climbed to the White House and traveled the world for humanitarian causes.
The former first lady, who died Nov. 19 at the age of 96, had her intimate funeral at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, where she and her husband spent decades welcoming guests and where a wooden cross Jimmy Carter fashioned in his woodshop is displayed. Earlier tributes were held in nearby Americus and in Atlanta.
The former president, now 99 and in hospice care, sat in a wheelchair next to Maranatha’s front pew, wearing a dark suit and tie to say goodbye to his wife of 77 years.
Maranatha Pastor Tony Lowden said Rosalynn Carter “served every nation around the world” because she embraced the teachings of Jesus Christ and ”took it outside the walls” of the church.
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Yes, he has used every moment of his life to make the world better. Absolutely. 
I don't think we realized what a truly good man he is until later. Its been a long time since we've had a big state funeral.....
Rosalyn was classy, kind-hearted, and smart. A shining example of what a First Lady should be, and a good example for the ones to follow.
