Carter’s body arrived for a second, more intimate service at Maranatha Baptist Church late Thursday afternoon, a small congregation on the outskirts of Plains, Georgia, where he long taught Sunday ...

Carter’s body arrived for a second, more intimate service at Maranatha Baptist Church late Thursday afternoon, a small congregation on the outskirts of Plains, Georgia, where he long taught Sunday ...

On Jan. 9, after a long journey through Georgia and up to Washington, D.C., former president Jimmy Carter finally returns to Plains, Ga. for a hometown funeral.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was honored with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation's capital before a second service in his tiny Georgia hometown.

America has said goodbye to former President Jimmy Carter. A nearly weeklong series of events honoring his life and legacy concluded Thursday in Plains, Georgia.

Among the invited guests to the private service include Carter's family, members of the Maranatha Baptist Church and Plains-area family and friends of the Carter's.