Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital and second service in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.

Late President Jimmy Carter's State Funeral ends Thursday in Washington, D.C., and Georgia, according to the United States Capitol Police.

Jimmy Carter ‘s long public goodbye began Saturday in south Georgia where the 39th U.S. president’s life began more than 100 years ago.