"Where I Live tempers the precarious existence of homelessness with the saving grace of friendship. Rufener writes compassionately about homelessness, teen dating abuse, and the search for home." - Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces "A touching and timely look at a girl on the brink of disappearing. It makes you want to find your voice, find your people, and tell your story." - Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe "Where I Live is hard-hitting and real and filled with hope. I won't rate my own book, but I want to share some early reviews with you.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Salina or Dignity Care, in care of Ryan Mortuary, 137 North Eighth Street, Salina, Kansas 67401.So excited for you to meet Linden on February 27, 2018! She's a homeless teen with a lot of courage and a giant heart. Burial will be in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina.Ī memorial service will be planned at a later date. Visitation will be 2-6 p.m., Sunday, at Ryan Mortuary. Survivors include her children, Linda Smith, Brenda Smith, Judy Rufener, and husband Wayne, all of Salina, Cecil Smith Jr “Skip” and wife Sue, of Gypsum grandchildren, Chris Smith, and wife Jo, of Abilene Angel Zurfluh, and husband Lance, of Gypsum, Rachel Knopf and husband Jeff, of Solomon eight great-grandchildren, Bryce, Hannah, Blake, Morgen, Emma, Karlee, Samuel, and Caleb bonus grandson, Hunter Woodhart and sister Wilma Jo Newport, of Melbourne, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband Cecil in 2018 her parents sister, Dana Frost brother Billy Winburn and infant brother. She enjoyed her roles in life as a homemaker, wife, mother, grandma, and great grandma.
In 1966, Betty and Cecil and their four children, packed up and headed west to Kansas when the new Westinghouse Plant was opening in Salina. She married Cecil Smith on June 20, 1952, at Flatwoods Christian Church in Waco. She grew up in Waco, Kentucky, with her younger siblings Wilma Jo, Dana, and Billy. She was born November 1, 1931, to Carl and Thelma (Witt) Winburn, in West Irvine, Kentucky. Betty Ann Smith, 91, of Salina, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023.
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