Rosalynn didn't have to look far to find the love of her life ... He joined the publication on the crime beat. Rosalynn Carter spent the vast majority of her life — 77 years — married to ...

She has been working at PEOPLE since 2008. ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Rosalynn Carter's family gathered once more on Wednesday morning to say a final goodbye to their beloved matriarch.

WATCH: Funeral service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter in hometown of Plains, Georgia With her frail husband as a silent witness, Rosalynn Carter was celebrated by her family and closest ...

President Joe Biden ordered the tribute "as a mark of respect for the memory of Rosalynn Carter," lasting from Saturday morning until her burial on Wednesday Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE.