The American flag flies at half staff at Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park in Kempner in memory of Jimmy Carter. The former president died Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. COURTESY PHOTO
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Sunday at the age of 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Elected to a single term in 1976, Carter was the most recent Democrat to win Lampasas County and Texas in a presidential race.
Carter also is remembered for serving in the United States Navy, as governor of Georgia, and for his background in peanut farming.
