Former President Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains is preparing to say goodbye to its favorite son. The memorial week following the president’s death will begin there this weekend and end there next week.

As the town of Plains gets ready to lay its most famous resident to rest, the final resting place for President Jimmy Carter will ultimately be in the town he called home and a town that will never forget him.

When Laura Carney discovered her late father's unfinished bucket list, she decided to see his goals through. In an essay for PEOPLE, Carney — author of 'My Father's List' — explains how the journey le