Funeral Plans For Ford Announced

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It's a multi-day event.

Funeral plans announced for former President Gerald R. Ford
- By JEFF WILSON, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, December 27, 2006


(12-27) 15:33 PST Palm Desert, Calif. (AP) --


Memorials for former President Gerald R. Ford will begin at his local church, then move to Washington, D.C., for a state funeral and viewing at the Capitol and a funeral at the National Cathedral before services and burial in Michigan, it was announced Wednesday.


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Funeral events will begin Friday when the casket, accompanied by Mrs. Ford and family members, will arrive at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert.

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On Saturday, the casket will be taken from St. Margaret's at 9 a.m. PST to Palm Springs International Airport, where it will depart at 10 a.m. PST for Andrews Air Force Base, Md.


On arrival, a motorcade will take the casket to Washington, D.C., stopping en route for a ceremony at the World War II Memorial, before reaching the Capitol for a state funeral in the rotunda.


A period of lying in state will begin after the funeral. Public viewing will continue on Sunday and New Year's Day.


On Jan. 2, the casket will be moved to outside the chamber of the U.S. Senate for a period of repose and then will be taken to the National Cathedral for a funeral.


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