Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 99, is expected to attend the memorial service for his late wife Rosalynn on Tuesday, CNN reported on Monday, citing a statement from his grandson.

Carter's grandson, Jason Carter, said his grandfather planned to travel to Atlanta to attend the service in honor of the former first lady, CNN reported. She died on Nov 19at the age of 96.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil, editing by David Ljunggren)