Ruth Bell Graham Dies Wife of Billy Graham Succumbs to Lingering Illness, Surrounded by Loved Ones at Her Deathbed ONTREAT, N.C., JUNE 14—Mrs. Ruth Bell Graham, beloved wife of world-renowned evangelist Billy Graham, died at 5:05 p.m. today, at her home at Little Piney Cove in Montreat, N.C., surrounded by her husband and all five […]
Continue reading →Celebrating the Life of Ruth Bell Graham Selections of Ruth Bell Graham’s Writing A Crisis of Faith What Mothers Cannot Do Father and Son DO Something! What Lies Ahead To Hear Your Voice Pure Refreshment A Gift and a Tree The Day Between PDFs U.S. Senate Resolution Honoring Ruth Bell Graham* *You will need […]
Continue reading →Commemorative Book Sitting by My Laughing Fire by Ruth Bell Graham uth’s love for the written word and her devotion to family and God often flowed together. Of this collection of her poems, Ruth Bell Graham wrote, “I have always loved poetry. … [These poems] span nearly half a century of living, beginning with a […]
Continue reading →I am 15 years old, and I would just like to say sorry for your loss, but I am sure we can say we will see our dear sister in Christ as the Lord descends on that cloud of Glory. In the song, ‘It Is Well With My Soul,’ in the third stanza it says, […]
Continue reading →Public Invited to Attend Funeral Service Mrs. Graham to be Honored by Friends and Family in Montreat, N.C., Followed by a Private Family-Only Interment in Charlotte SHEVILLE, N.C., June 14 – A public funeral service to honor Mrs. Graham has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 16 in Anderson Auditorium at the Montreat […]
Continue reading →The Spiritual Life I have been asked the question, “Who do you go to for counsel, for spiritual guidance?” My answer: my wife, Ruth. She is a great student of the Bible. Her life is ruled by the Bible more than any person I’ve ever known. That’s her rule book, her compass. Her disposition is […]
Continue reading →uth Bell Graham, wife of evangelist Billy Graham, was born at Qingjiang, Kiangsu, China, on June 10, 1920, as Ruth McCue Bell. Her parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. Nelson Bell, were medical missionaries at the Presbyterian Hospital 300 miles north of Shanghai. As a young girl there in the small hospital compound, Ruth first sensed […]
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