Full Name Ruth Carter Role Jimmy Carter's sister Name Ruth Stapleton | Known for Evangelist Cause of death Pancreatic cancer | |
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Born August 7, 1929 ( 1929-08-07 ) Plains, Georgia Resting place Lafayette Memorial Park Alma mater Georgia State College for Women Religion Southern Baptist/charismatic Spouse(s) Robert Stapleton (1948 - 1983; her death) Died September 26, 1983, Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States Siblings Jimmy Carter, Billy Carter, Gloria Carter Spann Books The gift of inner healing, The experience of inner healing, Brother Billy Children Robert Michael Stapleton, Patricia Gordy Stapleton, Sydney Scott Stapleton, Gloria Lynn Stapleton Parents James Earl Carter, Sr., Lillian Gordy Carter Similar People Jimmy Carter, Gloria Carter Spann, Billy Carter, James Earl Carter - Sr, Lillian Gordy Carter | ||
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Ruth Carter Stapleton (August 7, 1929 – September 26, 1983) was a sister of Jimmy Carter and was known in her own right as a Christian evangelist. She died of pancreatic cancer in 1983.
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- Hi there derrick my sister ruth carter stapleton
- Early life and family
- Education career and family
- References
Early life and family
Ruth Carter was born August 7, 1929, in Plains, Georgia, the third of the four children in the family of James Earl Carter, Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter.
Besides the former president, Stapleton had an older sister, Gloria (1926–1990), and a younger brother, Billy (1937–1988). All three of them died of pancreatic cancer, along with their parents.
Education, career, and family
Stapleton earned her bachelor's degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She later earned a theological degree.
Stapleton married Robert Thome Stapleton (1925–2014), a veterinarian, in 1948 and had four children: Gloria Lynn (born May 31, 1950), Sydney Scott (born December 23, 1951), Patricia Gordy (born May 29, 1954) and Robert Michael (born November 5, 1958). Stapleton suffered from chronic depression, and was involved in a car wreck which nearly cost her her life during the time immediately following the birth of her children.
In 1977, she became friends with pornographer Larry Flynt and managed to briefly convert him to Christianity. She was portrayed during this portion of Flynt's life by Donna Hanover in the film The People vs. Larry Flynt.
Stapleton was also known for her involvement in the healing ministry, especially in healing of memories. Her books The Gift of Inner Healing, The Experience of Inner Healing, and In His Footsteps: The Healing Ministry of Jesus, Then and Now, illustrate her beliefs on inner healing, which involved healing of memories in which a person would go over their memories and bring Jesus into the memory to help them forgive or be comforted as required by Jesus.