Memorial services continue for former President Jimmy Carter, who died December 29 at the age of 100. On Monday, Carter lay in repose at the Center Center as mourners visited to pay their respects. Watch live video above RELATED Below video: Jimmy Carter's grandson speaks at Carter Center memorial service Services scheduled later this week: TUESDAY,

Jimmy Carter’s legacy includes working to eradicate tropical diseases in Africa, South America and Asia and to end conflicts in places like Syria, Israel and Sudan. But the late former president’s efforts also live on in the wild places of his native Georgia that he worked as governor and president to protect.

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.

Carter’s long public goodbye began Saturday in the state where the 39th U.S. president was born, lived and died.

The events marked the first of a multiday celebration of Carter, who died last Sunday at his home in Plains, the tiny town of his childhood and the launchpad for his storied political career.

Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter have begun Saturday in Georgia, the state where he died on 29 December at the age of 100. The first events reflected Carter’s climb up the political ladder, from the tiny town of Plains to a lifetime on the global stage as a humanitarian and advocate for democracy.

Former President Jimmy Carter‘s casket emerged from Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, on Saturday, set to begin his journey to Washington D.C., where he will lie in state. Carter, the longest-lived United States president ever,

The procession leading to the state funeral for Jimmy Carter began Saturday, with residents of his Georgia hometown turning out to pay their respects as the motorcade carrying the former president's casket passed on its way to Atlanta.