Katie Tucker/The Telegraph 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.
TWO OF MY FRIENDS, LINDA HATCHER AND CAROL HITE, WE DECIDED WE WERE GOING TO GO DOWN TO PLAINS, GEORGIA TO VISIT PRESIDENT CARTER’S CHURCH. WE WERE ON THE SECOND ROW. JIMMY CARTER CAME OUT AND ...
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 ...