Funeral Program for First Lady Nancy Reagan

First lady Nancy Reagan's funeral is scheduled for Friday in Simi Valley at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

The following program for first lady Nancy Reagan's funeral was released by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on Thursday March 10. The service is scheduled for 11 a.m. PT with a musical prelude by the Santa Susana High School Advanced Women's Choir and Abbe Road A Cappella and an instrumental prelude by the 1st Marine Division Band from Marine Corps Camp Pendleton.

The Reverend Stuart A. Kenworthy, Vicar, Washington National Cathedral, will preside.

  • Battle Hymn of the Republic, Santa Susana High School Choir
  • Reading of Proverbs 31:10-31 by Anne Peterson
  • Letter from Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan, read by the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney
  • Ave Maria, sung by Opera singer Ana Maria Martinez
  • Reading of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, read by Barton Hegeler
  • Gospel Reading of John 14:1-6 by Diane Sawyer
  • Pie Jesu-Requiem, sung by Opera singer Ana Maria Martinez
  • Reflections by the Honorable James A. Baker
  • Reflections by Tom Brokaw
  • Reflections by Patti Davis
  • Reflections by Ronald Prescott Reagan
  • Amazing Grace, sung by the Santa Susana High School Choir
  • Recessional with bagpipe played by Piper Major Bill Boetticher
  • God Bless America

Honorary Pallbearers

  • Dr. Richard Davis
  • Robert Higdon
  • Jerrold Perenchio
  • The Honorable Frederick J. Ryan, Jr.
  • The Honorable Robert H. Tuttle
  • Douglas Wick
  • George Will
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