News - Luci Baines Johnson
Clutching bunches of the wildflowers she loved, admirers of Lady Bird Johnson lined Austin streets and Hill Country roads Sunday to say goodbye as a procession carried her casket to her resting place at the LBJ Ranch.
Former presidents, fellow first ladies and about 1,800 other people attended a private funeral Saturday for Lady Bird Johnson, celebrating her memory against a backdrop of the wildflowers and hymns that she loved.
By APRIL CASTRO By April Castro The Associated Press AUSTIN Lady Bird Johnson made a final trip Friday to her beloved wildflower center, where friends and family followed the former first lady's casket into a gallery for a private memorial service.
By Kelley Shannon Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas -- Family prayer services and a huge public outpouring Friday ushered in three days of memorial ceremonies honoring the late Lady Bird Johnson, an environmentalist first lady who clung to her Texas roots.
Thousands of visitors streamed past the casket of Lady Bird Johnson as former presidents and first ladies headed to Texas for her funeral service Saturday.
