Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks Honor Rosalynn Carter with 'Imagine' Performance at Funeral

The country music couple, friends of the Carters through Habitat for Humanity, paid tribute at the service attended by all former first ladies and the Bidens.

• Country music stars Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks performed John Lennon’s 'Imagine' at the funeral service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter.
• The couple, who were friends with the Carters through their work with Habitat for Humanity, paid tribute at the service held at Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta.
• Yearwood and Brooks became involved with Habitat for Humanity in 2016, after Hurricane Katrina, and have since taken over as hosts of the organization's annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Week Project.
• Rosalynn Carter, who was diagnosed with dementia earlier this year, passed away on November 19 at the age of 96.
• Former President Jimmy Carter, now 99, made a rare appearance at his wife's service, which was also attended by all the former first ladies, along with President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.

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