Remembering Rosalynn Carter: Today marks 1 year since former first lady’s passing

Rosalynn Carter 1993 - Rosalynn Carter has worked to improve the quality of life for people around the world. She is a leading voice for mental health, human rights, and conflict resolution through her work at The Carter Center. (Photo: The Carter Center)

Rosalynn Carter 1994 - Rosalynn Carter seen here at the family home in Plains, Georgia (Photo: The Carter Center)

Rosalynn Carter Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter opens the annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy in November 2000, when she was awarded the Surgeon General's Medallion for her leadership in the field of mental health. (Photo: The Carter Center)

Rosalynn Carter On July 10, 2007, Rosalynn Carter testified before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee in favor of the Wellstone Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. (Photo: The Carter Center)

Rosalynn Carter Feb. 13, 2007 - Rosalynn Carter hugs the youngest daughter of the Hlmenlike family, in a remote rural area of Ethiopia. (Photo: The Carter Center)

Rosalynn Carter Nov. 8, 2006 - Rosalynn Carter addresses participants in the 2006 Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo: The Carter Center)

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter: File photo. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, shown attending services for former President George H.W. Bush in 2018, were entertained at their Georgia home by one of his grandchildren. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn Carter attend 25th annual Peanut Festival parade (The Carter Center)

Rosalynn Carter marks 95th birthday with butterflies

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter The Carter Center has a spot on its website where you can leave a photo or message for President Carter. (PHOTO: The Carter Center)

Rosalynn Carter with her new street Plains, Georgia has a street named after the former first lady

Carters 75th Anniversary Party Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary with family, friends and special guests Saturday July 10, 2021 in Plains, Georgia. (The Carter Center)

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter: 75th wedding anniversary Washington, D.C.: Amy Carter with her father Jimmy and mother Rosalynn Carter in a family suite at the Americana Hotel in Washington, D.C. on July 14, 1976. (Photo by Dick Yarwood/Newsday RM via Getty Images) (Newsday LLC/Newsday RM via Getty Images)

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter: 75th wedding anniversary American politician and US Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter (center, right) and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, smile after his victory in the Pennsylvania Primary election, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 27, 1976. (Photo by Mikki Ansin/Getty Images) (Mikki Ansin/Getty Images)

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter: 75th wedding anniversary American (future First Lady) Rosalynn Carter and her husband, politician (and future US President) Jimmy Carter on the day after 1976 Democratic National Convention, New York, New York, July 16, 1976. (Photo by Brownie Harris/Corbis via Getty Images) (BROWNIE HARRIS/Getty Images)

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter: 75th wedding anniversary Atlanta - Circa October 1994; Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Jimmy Carter attend Former President Jimmy Carter surprise 70th. birthday party at The Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta Georgia October, 1994 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images) (Rick Diamond)

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter: 75th wedding anniversary Married couple, former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter pose for photographers during a book signing event, San Francisco, California, 1987. Several members of the Secret Service can be seen behind them. The couple were promoting their book, 'Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life'. (Photo by Bromberger Hoover Photo/Getty Images) (Bromberger Hoover Photography/Getty Images)

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter: 75th wedding anniversary Rosalynn Carter and Former President Jimmy Carter during Habitat for Humanity - 2005 Jimmy Carter Work Project - Day 2 at Benton Harbor in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States. ***Exclusive*** (Photo by R. Diamond/WireImage) (R. Diamond/WireImage)

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter: 75th wedding anniversary LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter arrive at the 2015 MusiCares Person of The Year honoring Bob Dylan held at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 6, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic) (Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter: 75th wedding anniversary FILE - In this Dec. 13, 1978, file photo, President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn lead their guests in dancing at the annual Congressional Christmas Ball at the White House in Washington. Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn celebrate their 75th anniversary this week on Thursday, July 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz, File) (Ira Schwarz/AP)

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter: 75th wedding anniversary FILE - In this July 10, 1976 file photo Jimmy Carter, his wife Rosalynn and daughter Amy, lower left, respond to a huge crowd that welcomed them to New York. Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn celebrate their 75th anniversary this week on Thursday, July 7, 2021. (AP Photo, File) (Anonymous/AP)

Rosalynn Carter testifies to WHO in 1979 Carter first spoke to the Medical Society of the WHO in May of 1979, becoming the first sitting First Lady to address members of the organization. (Carter Center)

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter: 75th wedding anniversary FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2009, file photo former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn look at a new interactive exhibit at the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum in Atlanta. Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn celebrate their 75th anniversary this week on Thursday, July 7, 2021. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) (John Bazemore/AP)

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter: 75th wedding anniversary In this April 30, 2021, photo released by The White House, former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter pose for a photo with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at the home of the Carter's in Plains Ga. (Adam Schultz, The White House via AP) (Adam Schultz/AP)

Jimmy Carter and his family President-elect Jimmy Carter with his wife, Rosalynn, and daughter, Amy, 9, at their home in Plains, Georgia o Dec. 5, 1976. (AP Photo/CWH) (CWH/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Jimmy Carter and his family Former President Jimmy Carter, right, talks with his wife Rosalynn at a Habitat for Humanity project in Leogane, Haiti, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. The former president and former first lady were both taking an active part Monday in the construction of 100 one-room houses on about 14 acres which families will live in rent-free for five years and then pay a modest annual rent to the government. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP)

Jimmy Carter and his family View of future First Lady Rosalynn Carter (fore left), daughter Amy, and husband, US President-Elect Jimmy Carter, as they wave from the stage at the Georgia World Congress Center where the latter had delivered his Presidential acceptance speech, Atlanta, Georgia, November 3, 1976. Pictured behind them are, from left, daughter-in law Annette Davis Carter (extreme left), daughter-in-law Carol Griffin Carter and her husband, son James Earl 'Chip' Carter III, and daughter-in-law Judy Langford Carter and her husband, son John William Carter. (Photo by Benjamin E. 'Gene' Forte/CNP/Getty Images) (Benjamin E. "Gene" Forte/Getty Images)

Photos: Jimmy Carter’s early political career Then Georgia State Sen. Jimmy Carter hugs his wife, Rosalynn, at his Atlanta campaign headquarters in 1966 after making a strong showing in the Democratic primary election for governor of Georgia. (Associated Press)

Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue share marriage advice in new book President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter on their July 7, 1956, wedding day in Plains, Georiga. “I fell in love with a photograph of him,” Rosalynn said. “My mother said it must have been his white uniform.” Contributed by Harper One/Harper Collins

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrate 74th wedding anniversary Former President Jimmy Carter watches a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Arizona Diamondbacks with wife Rosalynn, on Friday, June 28, 2013, in Atlanta. (David Goldman/AP, File)

Photos: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 74-year marriage PLAINS, GA - AUGUST 04: Former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter walks with his wife, former First Lady, Rosalynn Carter along with Secret Service along West Church Street following dinner at a friend's home on Saturday August 04, 2018 in Plains, GA. Born in Plains, GA, President Carter stayed in the town following his presidency. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (The Washington Post)

Photos: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 74-year marriage Former president Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter attend dedication ceremonies for the new George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas, Thursday, April 25, 2013. (Paul Moseley/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Photos: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 74-year marriage PLAINS, GA - APRIL 20: Former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter attend church on Easter Sunday at Maranatha Baptist Church on April 20, 2014 in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images) (Chris McKay)

Photos: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 74-year marriage About 300 volunteers, including former President Jimmy Carter, and wife, Rosalynn, worked on houses in Baltimore, Maryland and Annapolis on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, as part of a weeklong nationwide project with Habitat for Humanity. (Photo by Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (Baltimore Sun)

Photos: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 74-year marriage "Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife former First lady Rosalynn Carter arrive onstage at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. (Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images) (Brooks Kraft)

Photos: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 74-year marriage First Lady Rosalyn Carter and President Jimmy Carter greet well-wishers as they dance during one of their Inaugural Balls, Washington DC, January 20, 1977. (Photo by Warren K Leffler/PhotoQuest/Getty Images) (PhotoQuest)

Photos: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 74-year marriage 367911 01: Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalyn at the Sotheby's Auction in New York City, NY, October 4, 1983. (photo by Yvonne Hemsey / Liaison Agency) (Yvonne Hemsey)

Photos: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 74-year marriage Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter at the arrival of Deng Xiaoping, Deputy Premier of China, in Washington, DC January 29, 1979. (Photo by Â© CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) (Historical)

Photos: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 74-year marriage U.S. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter dance at a White House Congressional Ball, Washington, D.C., USA, photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, December 13, 1978 . (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (Universal History Archive)

Photos: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 74-year marriage Jimmy Carter, Democratic presidential candidate, and his wife, Rosalynn, share a moment aboard his campaign plane (Bettmann)

Photos: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 74-year marriage (Original Caption) 4/25/1977-Washington, DC: Closeup portrait of President Jimmy Carter and wife, Rosalynn. (Bettmann)

November 19, 2024 at 11:48 a.m. UTC

By WSBTV.com News Staff

PLAINS, Ga. — Tuesday marks one year since former first lady Rosalynn Carter died at the age of 96.

Carter died peacefully at 2:10 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2023 at her home in Plains, Georgia with her family, including her beloved husband and former President Jimmy Carter, by her side.

Born on August 18, 1927, Rosalynn Carter spent over five decades improving the quality of life for people around the world.

She became a leading advocate for mental health, caregiving, early childhood immunization, human rights, and conflict resolution through her work at The Carter Center in Atlanta.

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Over the past year, the Carter family has marked several “first” occasions without their matriarch.

Jimmy Carter turned 100 years old on Oct. 1, his first birthday since Rosalynn’s passing. In August, Rosalynn would have turned 97 years old. And in July, Rosalynn and Jimmy would have celebrated their 78th wedding anniversary.

Growing up close by in their hometown of Plains, the Carters knew each for most of their lives. A then-Rosalynn Smith was close friends with Jimmy’s younger sister Ruth.

Jimmy and Rosalynn had their first date one night in the summer of 1945. He told his mother after that date that Rosalynn was the woman he was going to marry. The couple would eventually exchange vows on July 7, 1946, in their hometown of Plains.

In 2019, the couple became the longest-living president and first lady in U.S. history. They surpassed George H.W. and Barbra Bush’s record, with 26,765 days together at the time.

Earlier this year, Jason Carter told Southern Living that his family can’t fully understand what life without Rosalynn is like for Jimmy, but said his grandfather is “experiencing the world as best he can as he continues through this process.”