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Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight reach as first lady, humanitarian, small-town Baptist

“She just quietly went about the business of trying to make the world a better place,” said Elizabeth Laudig, who drove 12 hours from Dallas to pay her respects. “She was not a showy or extravagant first lady, but she was humble, you know, kind, hardworking, and got things done…

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 27, 2023

Live: Rosalynn Carter’s coffin leaves Georgia medical center

Watch live as Rosalynn Carter's coffin arrives at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia on Monday, 27 November.

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023

Meet Soapy, Jimmy Carter’s longtime barber and fellow ‘tough old bird’

AMERICUS, Ga. — On any given day during much of James “Soapy” Herndon’s ongoing, 62-year run as a barber, passersby might have spotted his shop filled not with clients but with Secret Service agents.

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2023