Won't be long for Billy now that Ruth's gone, I imagine.


Purple Reeva Parry and Purple Mari.


On Friday 6/15/2007 05:55 AM, Kathy Du Bois said:

>For your interest:  Kathy
>
>Ruth Graham dies
>Observer Staff Reports
>
>Ruth Bell Graham, a medical missionary's daughter who became the wife
>of the world's foremost evangelist yet shined outside his shadow in
>her own right, died at 5:05 p.m. today at home in Montreat in the N.C.
>mountains. Graham was 87 when she died after several years of
>declining health spent mostly at the home she shared with her husband,
>evangelist Billy Graham.
>
>Early plans called for a public memorial service in Montreat, then a
>private burial in Charlotte attended by family only.
>
>Billy Graham announced that he and Ruth have decided to buried side by
>side on the grounds of the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte.
>
>She is survived by her husband, five children and 19 grandchildren.
>Describing her as a loyal wife, mother and grandmother doesn't embrace
>the essence of a creative, courageous woman.
>
>She wrote poetry, evangelized for Christ to millions worldwide over
>the years and raised five children while Billy Graham was off
>preaching to the world. She was a constant counsel in his life,
>steering him away from partisan politics and balancing his
>natural-born seriousness with humor.