Schedule for Funeral for President George H.W. Bush

Schedule for Funeral for President George H.W. Bush

The following is the schedule for the funeral for President George H.W. Bush.

 

Monday, Dec. 3: 

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11:30 a.m. – A departure ceremony is held at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. 

3:30 p.m. – An arrival ceremony is held at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. 

4:45 p.m. – An arrival ceremony is held at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, followed by a short service. 

7:30 p.m. – The public can begin to pay its respects as Bush lies in state until 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday. 

 

Tuesday, Dec. 4: 

Bush lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda. 

 

Wednesday, Dec. 5: 

All day –  A day of mourning is held across the nation, as declared by President Donald Trump on Saturday. 

10 a.m. – A departure ceremony is held at the U.S. Capitol. 

11 a.m. – A state funeral is held for Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. 

1:15 p.m. – A departure ceremony is held at Joint Base Andrews as Bush's remains return to Houston. 

5:30 p.m. – An arrival ceremony is held at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base. 

6:45 p.m. – An arrival ceremony is held at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston. 

7:45 p.m. – Bush lies in repose at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church until 7 a.m. on Thursday. 

 

Thursday, Dec. 6: 

11 a.m. – A funeral service is held at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church. 

12:15 p.m. – A departure ceremony is held at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church before Bush's casket is taken by train to College Station, Texas. A funeral procession will travel on George Bush Drive toward the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station. 

4:45 p.m. – An arrival ceremony is held at Texas A&M University. 

5:15 p.m. – Bush is buried in a family plot behind the Bush library complex, alongside his wife and former first lady, Barbara, and daughter Robin.