Ruth Bell Graham ( June 10 , 1920 -- June 14 , 2007 ) is the wife of evangelist Billy Graham . She was born at Qingjiang , Kiangsu , China as Ruth McCue Bell , the second of five children . Ruth Bell Graham ( June 10 , 1920 -- June 14 , 2007 ) , wife of the famous evangelist Billy Graham , was born at Qingjiang , Kiangsu , China as Ruth McCue Bell , the second of five children .