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Viewing (museum display) Museum of Funeral Customs. In death customs, a viewing (sometimes referred to as reviewal, calling hours, funeral visitation in the United States and Canada) is the time that family and friends come to see the deceased before the funeral, once the body has been prepared by a funeral home. [1]
The pallbearers bore the casket to the East Room [36] and placed Lincoln's catafalque, also previously used for the funerals of the Unknown Soldiers from the Korean War and World War II at Arlington. [39] Jacqueline Kennedy declared that the casket would be kept closed for the viewing and funeral. [40]
Here, see all the photos of Jimmy Carter's state funeral: Carter's family, including daughter Amy Carter (4th L), watch as the Carter's casket leaves the Capitol for the state funeral service at ...
The funeral procession consisted of the president's casket mounted on and using a caisson, foot soldiers, clergy, and a caparisoned, riderless horse. Upon arrival at a red brick tomb on a hillside in the environs of Mount Vernon, the casket was placed on a wood bier for grieving mourners to gather around for a final viewing and clergy to ...
PHOTO: Amy Carter attends a ceremony where the flag-draped casket of her father, former President Jimmy Carter, lies in state in the Capitol, Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (J. Scott Applewhite ...
Upon arrival back in Georgia, Carter's remains traveled by motorcade to Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains for a private funeral service with his family and close friends. Numerous military members greeted the casket, while a 21-plane flyover was conducted before his casket was removed from the hearse.
Click watch live at the top of this page to follow the journey of former US President Jimmy Carter's remains to the Capitol, where mourners will visit to pay their respects. Carter, who served as ...
Jackson's closed, solid-bronze casket, plated with 14-karat gold and lined with blue velvet, which was not originally expected to be at the memorial service, arrived just before 10:00 a.m. local time when it was placed in front of the stage. The memorial began a few minutes after 10:30 a.m. with music and a eulogy from Pastor Lucious Smith.