(Gray News) - January 9 will be a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100.

Carter’s state funeral in Washington will also be held that day.

A White House proclamation from President Joe Biden was made following Carter’s death.

In the proclamation, Biden called on Americans to assemble in their places of worship to honor Carter.

He also asked people all over the world to join in the observance.

Biden also directed that the United States flag fly at half-staff for 30 days.

In remarks Sunday evening about Carter, Biden called it a “sad day” but one that “brings back an incredible amount of good memories.”

Biden said Carter was a comfort to him and his wife Jill when their son Beau died in 2015 of cancer. The president remarked how cancer was a common bond between their families, with Carter himself having cancer later in his life, according to the Associated Press.

“Jimmy knew the ravages of the disease too well,” Biden said.

Carter was in hospice care for about 22 months before he died at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn who died last year, spent most of their lives.

Biden is expected to give the eulogy at the funeral after revealing last year that Carter had asked him to.

Carter will be laid to rest at his house in Plains, Georgia, next to his wife in a burial plot they chose together.

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