At the Lake Ella gazebo, Tallahassee neighbors gathered to honor the 39th President of the United States. A local historian said President Carter spent a lot of time campaigning in the city.

“Former First Lady Michelle Obama is not in attendance at President Carter’s National Funeral Service," according to the statement from spokesperson Crystal Carson. "Mrs. Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from the remarkable former President.”

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The local Democratic party organized the event to commemorate the 39th president’s life and legacy. A former pastor and state senate candidate, Lee Dotson, attended the remembrance. He ran for office in South Georgia and met President Carter several times, witnessing Carter’s campaign strategy up close.

The local community met at Lake Ella to remember the late President Jimmy Carter with elected officials on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

Florida Democratic Party chair Nikki Fried said she is hopeful the next generation will learn from Carter’s example.

Jimmy Carter was buried in a state funeral on Thursday. He is the latest US President to have died, leaving just 5 Presidents alive.

The Georgia Democrat, who served as president from 1977-81, will be laid to rest alongside his wife, Rosalynn, outside their home in Plains.

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Today’s lawmakers hailed the 39th president, but their predecessors made his four years in office a constant battle and derailed many Carter initiatives.

President Jimmy Carter shakes hands with the crowd after delivering an address at Wait Chapel concerning the Soviet threat, March 17, 1978. To the right of Carter is Fifth District Congressman Steve Neal. More than 50 years after filling out his ballot, Jimmy Walker freely admits it.

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