Allen first met Carter, then the governor of Georgia, in fall 1974 when Allen’s neighbor Ruth Carter Stapleton suggested that Carter meet with him, the Raleigh News & Observer reported in 1977.

But Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, had a bigger connection to the community than most commanders-in-chief: His sister, Ruth Carter Stapleton, and her family lived in Fayetteville and ...

Jimmy Carter and his sister Ruth Carter Stapleton campaigning in Boston, Massachusetts in 1976. Mikki Ansin/Getty. Jimmy’s second youngest sister turned to religion when it came to her career, ...

Jimmy Carter grew up as the oldest of four children with one brother, Billy, and two sisters, Gloria and Ruth. The former president was born on Oct. 1, 1924, and lived to be 100. He died on Dec ...

In “Sources of Strength” (1997) he notes that while his evangelist sister Ruth Carter Stapleton prayed as though she was talking with a friend, “my prayers are usually more formal, as I ...

Ruth Carter Stapleton said, “Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.” In my humble opinion, her words are deep and profound.