Betty Ford; Former First Lady has Died

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Former first lady Betty Ford dies at the age of 93 - CNN.com

(CNN) -- Betty Ford, the widow of late President Gerald Ford and a co-founder of an eponymous addiction center in California, has died at the age of 93, according to the director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

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Very likely funeral to be in Grand Rapids next week.

 

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Update:

Funeral arrangements for Betty Ford released | wzzm13.com

the former first lady's body will arrive at Gerald R. Ford International Airport around 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The arrival ceremony will be private, but media will be able to cover the event.

The family motorcade wil arrive at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Governor Rick Snyder will speak at a short private service at the museum. Public viewing of Betty Ford will start at 7 p.m., and will run throughout the night.

On Thursday, the Ford family will meet at the museum. Around 12:15 p.m., a motorcade will take them to Grace Episcopal Church in East Grand Rapids for a private funeral service, which will run from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Two eulogists are expected to speak at the service: the wife of former vice president Dick Cheney, Lynne; and presidential historian Richard Norton Smith.

Betty Ford will be interred next to her husband in a private ceremony outside the presidential museum Thursday afternoon, with the service concluding at 5 p.m.

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So this should give an idea of the timeline this week. Seems much of the events will be private. However this may cause more people to be along the motorcade routes.