Okay, I remember the Kathy Bates character. And, okay, at least I was right about the dying. If I have time, I will pull this out soon, so I can discuss it more. I did remember really liking it though.
It is about these two women in the 1930s in the south. They become very close friends. (some might say that they were in love) They open up a cafe and all this other stuff. Idgie the main character gets charged for murder. Ruth does die, i think of cancer towards the end.
Plus there is this other half of the movie of this woman ninny who tells the story to Evelyn (played by Kathy Bates) Evelyn was lonely and having problems with her husband, and at the end of the movie, Ninny moves in with Evelyn and her husband.