The Latest: Nancy Reagan's funeral concludes
President Obama is taking heat from some conservatives for skipping Nancy Reagan's funeral Friday, opting instead to speak at a tech festival in Austin, Texas.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan's children are recounting memories at their mother's funeral at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
Davis described her parents as "two halves of a circle," recalling a long-ago memory of seeing the two of them sitting on a Southern California beach at sunset in what she called an impenetrable "island for two."
Son Ron Prescott Reagan told the guests there likely would not have been a President Ronald Reagan without Nancy Reagan, saying she had an absolute belief in him, as well as provided guidance and a refuge.
Former Reagan administration official James Baker has recounted the first meeting of then-Nancy Davis and Ronald Reagan, and later her devastation when her husband was wounded in an assassination attempt.
The funeral at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, began Friday with service members carrying the casket in front of mourners and a prayer by the Rev. Stuart A. Kenworthy, vicar of the Washington National Cathedral.
The casket will be lowered into the tomb beside the former president, the moment watched over by senior library staff.
Early arrivals Friday include former Reagan administration official Ed Meese, Katie Couric, Larry King, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, television writer and producer Norman Lear and Steve Ford, son of President Gerald Ford.
Clouds are building over the nearby mountains, the wind is picking up and the temperature is dropping but rain hasn't started.
Former President George W. Bush, Michelle Obama and three former first ladies, and a long list of other celebrities and dignitaries are set to attend Friday's funeral at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.
The ceremony comes after two days of public viewing at the library, and sunny skies could give way to clouds and possibly rain before the proceedings are done.