George Beverly Shea dies at 104 April 21, 2013 by Fulcrum George Beverly Shea, who escaped a life of toil in an insurance office to become a Grammy-winning gospel singer and a longtime associate of the Rev. Billy Graham, appearing before an estimated 200 million people at Graham revival meetings worldwide, died on Tuesday in Asheville, N.C. He was 104. NY Times 17 April 2013 FulcrumShareTweetShare