Read more Ruth Graham stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3067/ruth-graham.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 14:24:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3134/ruth-graham-dead-at-87.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=7768&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034637' border='0' />Ruth Graham, wife of Billy Graham, stayed in the background of the legendary evangelist's ministry but was far from obscure. The missionary's daughter was at once demure, feisty, independent, and unpredictable, the LA Times reports. Graham, who died yesterday at 87, was also an accomplished poet and parent to five...Ruth Bell Graham, wife of evangelist Bill Graham, gestures during a news conference in a Thursday Oct. 22, 1998 file photo in Tampa, Fla. Evangelist Billy Graham said Wednesday, June 13, 2007, that his ailing wife, Ruth, "is close to going home to heaven," and that the couple will be buried at the recently dedicated Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)http://www.newser.com/story/3134/ruth-graham-dead-at-87.htmlFri, 15 Jun 2007 04:14:00 CDT