Kate Payne And Bill Barrow, The Associated Press

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Jimmy Carter's flag-draped casket is on its way to Atlanta as 39th president's state funeral begins

Jimmy Carter's flag-draped casket is on its way to Atlanta as 39th president's state funeral begins

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) -- Jimmy Carter 's long public goodbye began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president's flag-draped casket rolling through his tiny hometown and past his boyhood farmhouse on its way to Atlanta, where he climbed the political ladder and based his decades of humanitarian work after leaving the White House.

Jimmy Carter's 6-day funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia

Jimmy Carter's 6-day funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) -- 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.

Jimmy Carter's 6-day state funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia

Jimmy Carter's 6-day state funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) -- 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.