Ruth Graham, an evangelist's wife: Died June 14 at her home
Ruth Bell Graham, 87, evangelist Billy Graham’s independent and strong-willed wife, who had been plagued with ill health in recent years, died June 14 at her home in Montreat, North Carolina. Considered the intellectual of the family, she published several collections of poetry and prose. But she was better known for her determination to stay out of the limelight during her husband’s long and celebrated career.