Rosalynn Carter tributes commence across Georgia highlighting her reach as first lady, humanitarian

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter's casket arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. A repose service was held with the Carter family before the public is invited to pay their respects Monday evening. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

This story was updated at 7:02 p.m.

Hundreds turned out to salute Rosalynn Carter on Monday with the former U.S. first lady and global humanitarian’s final journey from her rural hometown to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta as her family began three days of memorials following her death at age 96.

The former president, who is 99 and has spent the past 10 months in home hospice care, plans to attend a memorial church service Tuesday in Atlanta for his partner of more than 77 years, The Carter Center confirmed. Rosalynn Carter died Nov. 19.