George H.W. Bush Honored As ‘Great And Noble Man’ In State Funeral

Mourners file into the Washington National Cathedral before the State Funeral for former President George H.W. Bush in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Updated at 1:30 p.m. ET

Former President George H.W. Bush was remembered as “a great and noble man” by his eldest son, former President George W. Bush, at a solemn but joyous state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.

The cathedral bells tolled as the casket containing the 41st president was carried by a military honor guard down the center aisle on Wednesday morning.