PHOTOS: Atlanta service remembers Rosalynn Carter

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Jimmy Carter joined dignitaries and family in tribute to the life of his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were in attendance at Emory University in Atlanta. First lady Jill Biden and former first ladies Melanie Trump, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton attended the services at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church on the Emory campus.

Rosalynn Carter's coffin is brought out of Glenn Memorial Church by the Armed Forces Body Bearers after the memorial service in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

James "Chip" Carter kisses his father, former President Jimmy Carter, after speaking during a tribute service for his mother, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, at Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta, as Amy Carter, left, looks on. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

The coffin of former first lady Rosalynn Carter is escorted from her memorial service at Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta, Nov. 28, 2023. Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter, died at 96 last week at the family’s modest ranch-style house in Plains, Ga., just a few months after she and her husband had celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Rosalynn Carter's coffin is brought into Glenn Memorial Church by the Armed Forces Body Bearers for the memorial service in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

The hearse arrives to carry former first lady Rosalynn Carter before they leaves the Carter Presidential Center, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. Many Carter Center staff and volunteers gathered at the circle of flags in remembrance of Mrs. Carter. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

The Armed Forces Body Bearer team carry the casket of the former first lady Rosalynn Carter before the motorcade leaves the Carter Presidential Center, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

From left: Garth Brooks kisses Hillary Clinton, followed by Laura Bush and Michelle Obama, after the memorial for former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta, Nov. 28, 2023. Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter, died at 96 last week at the family’s modest ranch-style house in Plains, Ga., just a few months after she and her husband had celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

People on the edge of the Emory campus wait for the motorcade to pass by following the memorial service for former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

The hearse carrying former first lady Rosalynn Carter travels with a motorcade on East John Lewis Freedom Parkway past the Carter Presidential Center, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

The motorcade carrying former first lady Rosalynn Carter makes it's way down Briarcliff Road In Atlanta following services at Glenn Memorial Church on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Bob Andres for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Flowers and signs are shown at the Carter Presidential Center sign in remembrance of former first lady Rosalynn Carter at the Carter Presidential Center, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

James "Chip" Carter kisses the casket of his mother, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, after he spoke inside Glenn Memorial Church, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jason Carter, the grandson of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, walks to their transportation before the hearse carrying Mrs. Carter leaves the Carter Presidential Center, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive to attend the memorial service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta, Nov. 28, 2023. Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter, died at 96 last week at the family’s modest ranch-style house in Plains, Ga., just a few months after she and her husband had celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Jane Holley, left, and Eileen McClay
watch as a motorcade brings former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s remains to a memorial service in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

People on the edge of the Emory campus watch as a motorcade brings former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s remains to a memorial service in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

Jason Carter, the grandson of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, waves to Carter Center staff and volunteers as the hearse carrying Mrs. Carter leaves the Carter Presidential Center, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. Many Carter Center staff and volunteers gathered at the circle of flags in remembrance of Mrs. Carter. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

The Armed Forces Body Bearer team carry the casket of the former first lady Rosalynn Carter into the hearse before the motorcade leaves the Carter Presidential Center, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Credit: Steve Schaefer

Rosalynn Carter's coffin is brought out of Glenn Memorial Church by the Armed Forces Body Bearers after the memorial service in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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