The former President's daughter, Amy Lynn Carter, addressed the assembled mourners and read a passage from a love letter that her father once sent her mother, explaining that Carter wrote it "75 years ago while he was serving in the Navy."Īccording to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Brooks and Yearwood weren't the only musical acts who performed during Mrs. According to CNN, his grandson Jason Carter indicated ahead of time that the former President did not intend to speak at the service, since he is "very physically diminished," but said that he planned to stay for the entire event.Ĭarter watched the ceremony from the front row, along with his children. Jimmy Carter, who is 99 years old and has been under hospice care since February, attended his wife's memorial service. Jill Biden, Melania Trump, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Laura Bush, People reports. A number of political and cultural luminaries were in attendance at the service, including every living First Lady: Dr. The memorial service, which took place at Atlanta's Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church was closed to the public, though it was live-streamed for those watching from home.
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