Graham died in 2018 at age 99. Davis is the granddaughter of Ruth Bell Graham and the daughter of Maury and Noelle Davis, who was queen of the festival in 1993.

RUTH BELL GRAHAM, 1920-2007First lady of evangelism enjoyed broad appealFeisty and tough, she touched lives of world leaders, neighbors alike By HOUSTON CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICESJune 16, 2007 Ruth ...

Ruth Graham grew up on the mission field in China, the daughter of Nelson and Virginia Bell. The Bells served in Qingjiang Province, north of Shanghai, for over 25 years. The families who were part of ...

1. Phillis Wheatley As the first African American to publish a book of poems, Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1753-1784) is an important person in American history. She is also significant because she was a ...

Ruth Graham. As the wife of evangelist Billy Graham, she dispelled the notion of the demure preacher's wife with her humor, spunk, poetry writing and motorcycle riding. She died in June 2007 at ...

Ruth Graham. As the wife of evangelist Billy Graham, she dispelled the notion of the demure preacher's wife with her humor, spunk, poetry writing and motorcycle riding. She died in June 2007 at ...

That was not Ruth Bell Graham. She did work hard to shield the children from her anxieties and loneliness by emphasizing, perhaps with varying success, the positive side of Bill's work.

Graham’s parents, Dr. Nelson and Virginia Bell, both Southerners, were deeply devoted and uncompromising Presbyterian missionaries. Ruth, their second daughter, admired them and wanted nothing ...

A senior adult banquet titled “A Memorable Evening with Graham” will be held Sept. 29 at Memorial Baptist Church in Staunton. The featured speaker will be Ruth Bell Graham, daughter of ...

An Odd Cross to Bear: A Biography of Ruth Bell Graham Anne Blue Wills. Eerdmans, $24.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-8028-7581-5 ...

Ruth Bell Graham, born in 1920, married Billy Graham in 1943 after the two met at Wheaton College, a Christian school near Chicago.