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Lillian Carter
(1898–1983)
BIRTH
August 15, 1898
PLACE
Richland, Georgia
NAME
Bessie Lillian Gordy
DEATH
October 30, 1983
PLACE
Americus, Georgia
FAMILY
HUSBAND
Earl Carter
(1894–1953)
CHILDREN
Jimmy Carter
(1924-2024)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
CHRISTIAN
BAPTIST
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Lillian Gordy Carter was a registered nurse and the mother of U.S. president Jimmy Carter. She married farmer and businessman James Earl Carter Sr.
EARLY LIFE
She worked as a registered nurse.
CAREER
DEATH
Lillian Carter died of cancer on October 30, 1983, at Americus-Sumter County Hospital in Georgia. Her surviving children, including former President Jimmy Carter, were at her bedside. She was buried at Lebanon Church Cemetery near Plains.
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