Ruth Graham Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Early life== Ruth McCue Bell was born in [[Huai'an#Qingjiang City|Qingjiang]], [[Jiangsu]], [[Republic of China (1912β49)|China]] (now the main district of [[Huai'an]], [[Jiangsu]], China). Her parents, Virginia Myers (Leftwich) and Dr. [[L. Nelson Bell]], were American medical [[missionary|missionaries]] at the Presbyterian Hospital 300 miles north of [[Shanghai]].<ref name="latimes">[http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-graham15jun15,0,56499.story?page=1&coll=la-home-center ''Los Angeles'' "Ruth Graham, 87; had active role as wife of evangelist" June 15, 2007]</ref> She grew up in China in a deeply religious household.<ref name="wash">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/15/AR2007061500196.html AP via ''Washington Post "Billy Graham's Wife Ruth Dies at 87" June 15, 2007]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Graham studied for three years at a high school in [[Pyongyang]], now in North Korea, before graduating from a school in [[Montreat, North Carolina]], while her parents were on [[furlough]].<ref name="latimes"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page