Former President Jimmy Carter was laid to rest on Thursday, Jan. 9. A video of his service can be found above. WRBL’s newscast was live from Plains that evening leading up to Carter’s service. You can watch that in the video player below.

Jimmy Carter, the first former American president to live to 100, arrived back in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Before the trip home, the former president was memorialized at Washington National Ca

People living in Plains, Georgia are remembering the legacy of President Jimmy Carter after he was laid to rest Thursday.

Thursday's services capped six days of remembrance for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Following the honors in Washington, it was his wish to be buried in his hometown of Plains, next to his beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.

The final day of Jimmy Carter's state funeral is Thursday as his life is celebrated in Washington. Follow for updates from D.C. to Plains.

Around 50 family and friends witnessed the last public display of honor for Carter when the motorcade arrived around 5 p.m. at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains. They stood at the front of the vehicle procession as 21 F-18s with the U.S. Navy flew over as the motorcade arrived around 5 p.m. at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains.

For what he gave me, he deserves my respect,” said Tiffany Patten. “If he can eradicate guinea worm, I can stand in 30-degree weather (to watch his funeral’s motorcade).”

Thursday, the nation bid a final farewell to former President Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100 on Dec. 29, making him the longest-living former U.S. president. A formal state funeral was held in Washington,

Former President Jimmy Carter has been laid to rest at his home in Plains, Georgia. The beloved former president is being buried underneath a willow tree on the property of his Plains home next to his beloved wife,