Jimmy Carter, the 99-year-old former U.S. president who entered hospice care in February, made a rare public appearance on Tuesday, looking frail as he attended a memorial service in Atlanta for his wife,

Former President Jimmy Carter displayed remarkable strength and determination as he attended his wife's funeral service and celebration of life on Wednesday at the church they attended in Plains, Georgia.

The Carters did grow close to their 1976 opponents, Gerald and Betty Ford, after that campaign. Jimmy Carter said he maintained a mostly strong relationship with President George H. W. Bush, another Republican. But the Carters outlived both Fords, the elder Bush and Barbara Bush.

Former President Jimmy Carter made a rare public appearance to attend the funeral of his wife, Rosalynn Carter, on Tuesday, November 28. The former first lady’s tribute service was held at Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University in Atlanta.

It was just the second public appearance for the former president over the last several months, after he entered hospice care in February.

With her frail husband Jimmy Carter as a silent witness, Rosalynn Carter was celebrated by her family and closest friends at her funeral in Plains, Georgia.

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter returned home to Plains, Georgia, where she was laid to rest Wednesday, surrounded by loved ones and her husband of 77 years, former President Jimmy Carter.