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Public and private memorial ceremonies will be held in California and Michigan this week for former first lady Betty Ford before she is laid to rest alongside her husband in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Family attorney and spokesman Greg Willard said Saturday that Ford, 93, died of natural causes at Eisenhower Medical Center at 3:30 p.m. Friday, and ceremonies are proceeding according to her wishes. A private family prayer service will be held Tuesday at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Palm Desert. On Wednesday morning, her coffin will travel by motorcade to the Palm Springs airport, destined for Michigan. Ford’s coffin will be met at Gerald R. Ford International Airport by Gov. Rick Snyder (R), according to a report from the Detroit Free Press.
Ceremonies will be held in Grand Rapids on Wednesday. A funeral service at Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids is scheduled on Thursday, followed by the burial at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.
Ford chose former first lady Rosalynn Carter, Lynne Cheney, wife of former vice president Dick Cheney, and Cokie Roberts as eulogists, among others. Also speaking will be Betty Ford Center board member Geoffrey Mason, according to the Free Press.
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