American Christian evangelist Ruth Carter Stapleton (August 7, 1929–September 26, 1983).
She was the youngest of Jimmy Carter, the current president of the United States.
Who was Ruth Carter Stapleton husband Robert Thome Stapleton?
Stapleton married veterinarian Robert Thome Stapleton (1925-2014) in 1948. The couple has four children: Gloria Lynn (born May 31, 1950), Sydney Scott (deceased December 13, 2019), Patricia Gordy (born May 29, 1954), and Robert Michael (born May 29, 1954). (born November 5, 1958).
Just after the birth of her children, Stapleton experienced an automobile accident that almost claimed her life and suffered from persistent depression. Later, she said she had been treated for depression in a “Christ-centered camp.”
She became acquainted with pornographer Larry Flynt in 1977 and temporarily persuaded him to accept Christ. In the movie The People vs. Larry Flynt, Donna Hanover played her at this period in Flynt’s life.
Stapleton was renowned for her work in the healing ministry, particularly in memory healing.
Her writings, including The Gift of Inner Healing, The Experience of Inner Healing, and In His Footsteps: The Healing Ministry of Jesus, Then and Now, provide examples of her beliefs on inner healing, which involved memory healing, in which a person would review their memories and bring Jesus into the memory to assist them in forgiving or receiving comfort as required by Jesus.
