{"id":2733,"date":"2007-06-15T08:36:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-15T08:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/06\/ruth-graham-died-yesterday.html"},"modified":"2007-06-15T08:36:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-15T08:36:00","slug":"ruth-graham-died-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/06\/ruth-graham-died-yesterday.html","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Graham died yesterday"},"content":{"rendered":"

She died<\/a> with all of her family around her:<\/p>\n

Ruth Graham, who surrendered dreams of missionary work in Tibet to marry a suitor who became the world’s most renowned evangelist, died Thursday. She was 87. Graham died at 5:05 p.m. at her home at Little Piney Cove, surrounded by her husband and all five of their children, said a statement released by Larry Ross, Billy Graham’s spokesman.
\n[…]<\/p>\n

Ruth Graham had been bedridden for months with degenerative osteoarthritis of the back and neck – the result of a serious fall from a tree in 1974 while fixing a swing for grandchildren – and underwent treatment for pneumonia two weeks ago. At her request, and in consultation with her family, she had stopped receiving nutrients through a feeding tube for the last few days, Ross said.<\/p>\n

A public memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Montreat Conference Center. A private interment service will be held the next day in Charlotte.<\/p>\n

As Mrs. Billy Graham, Ruth Graham could lay claim to being the first lady of evangelical Protestantism, but neither exploited that unique status nor lusted for the limelight.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The first lady of evangelical Protestantism? That is so wrong on so many levels! These news agencies need to hire more Christians so that they don’t write such ridiculous things.<\/p>\n

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