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The newspaper
said Carter, who two weeks ago said he is now cancer-free,
appeared at the Maranatha Baptist Church to teach his regular
Sunday school class and told church members that his grandson
had died a few hours before.
The cause of death was unclear. The 91-year-old former president
told the church Jeremy Carter had felt unwell on Saturday and
that his mother discovered his heart had stopped after he went
to take a nap at his family’s home in Peachtree City, Georgia,
the newspaper reported.
Officials with the Carter Center, a nonprofit founded by the
former president to promote peace and health, did not
immediately respond to a request for comment.
Carter announced at the same church two weeks ago that he was
cancer-free, four months after he revealed that his melanoma had
spread from his liver to his brain. He continues to undergo
regular treatment.
Church member Jill Stuckey told the Journal-Constitution that
Jeremy Carter was a “great, fun-loving guy.”
“Life’s full of its ups and downs and the Carters aren’t
immune,” the newspaper quoted her as saying.
Carter, a former peanut farmer, served as U.S. president from
1977 to 1981, losing his reelection bid to Ronald Reagan. While
his presidency has been derided by critics as unsuccessful,
Carter has built a powerful post-White House legacy, winning a
Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 and staying active into his 90s
working for causes such as fighting disease in Africa.
(Reporting by Joseph Ax in New York; Editing by Scott Malone,
Bernard Orr)
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