Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's legacy were offered up at his small Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, a day after he entered hospice care.
Among those paying homage was his niece, who noted the 39th president's years of service in an emotional address at Maranatha Baptist Church, where Carter taught Sunday school for decades.
Carter, at age 98 the longest-lived American president, had a recent series of short hospital stays. The Carter Center said in a statement Saturday that the 39th president has now "decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention."
David Brummett of Frederick County, Maryland, said he changed his Sunday morning plans when he heard news that Carter was in hospice care."Great man, great president, probably under-appreciated by those who didn't know much about him," Brummett said. "People should come here to appreciate the life, and the contributions he made both during his presidency and after."
Others took to social media to remember Carter, who served one term after defeating President Gerald Ford in 1976.
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