He will be buried alongside his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, in the same town where they were born, lived most of their lives and died.

Over his 100 years on earth, Jimmy Carter ascended to the heights of world political power as the nation’s 39th president. When he lost his bid for a second White House term, Carter returned to his humble southwest Georgia roots to continue and begin anew his life’s next remarkable chapters: farmer,

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, will be eulogized at a state funeral Thursday at the National Cathedral and later by private family services and interment in Plains, Georgia.