Rep. John Lewis was laid to rest today at South-View Cemetery following a funeral service that took place at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s former church in Atlanta. An honor guard carried the congressman's casket to his final resting place.
As family, colleagues and friends looked on, Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock delivered remarks and prayed for Lewis.
A bugler played taps after a seven-gun salute. The honor guard then folded the American flag that had been draped over the congressman’s casket and presented it to his son, John-Miles Lewis.
Funeral director Darrell Watkins said some words and mourners each placed a long stemmed white rose on the casket. Lewis' son released a dove into the sky.
Former President Barack Obama delivered a pointed eulogy earlier today at the late congressman's funeral ceremony that honored the civil rights titan and emphasized the importance of voting. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush also spoke at the service, and a letter from former President Jimmy Carter, who did not attend, was read.
Lewis, who served in Congress for more than three decades and was considered a civil rights icon, died nearly two weeks ago at the age of 80.
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