Betty Ruth Burden Wood was born and raised in Union City, Tennessee. She is the daughter of the late John Elvie and Lucy Turner Burden. She is the youngest and only living child of eight siblings; ...view moreBetty Ruth Burden Wood was born and raised in Union City, Tennessee. She is the daughter of the late John Elvie and Lucy Turner Burden. She is the youngest and only living child of eight siblings; James, Charles, Madge, Dorothy, Redge, Glover, and Bobby.
Betty is the mother of four wonderful children, Judy Kaye Smith of Star City, Arkansas, Doug Dane of Eugene, Oregon, Farrah Ann Campbell of Trenton, Tennessee and Donna Rushin Newman of Star City, Arkansas.
I was encouraged to write a small book of short stories after I had written a book of my early life in Tennessee. My friends and family all encouraged me to keep writing.
I would like to thank my husband, Floyd and my children, along with a very special stepson, Donald Rushing and wife, Kathy, for making this dream of mine come true.view less