Ruth Marie Like

MINERAL WELLS -- Ruth Marie Like, 79, a beloved mother, grandmother and mo-mo, passed away Friday, January 14, 2005 in Mineral Wells. Graveside Services: 2:00 p.m., Saturday at East Greenwood Cemetery in Weatherford. Marie was born Nov. 23, 1925 in Hamilton to Walter and Nettie Williams Hyles. She is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Loan in 1956; and second husband, Thomas Jessie Like in 2001. Survivors: Children, Helen Dreyer and husband, Gerhart of Cameron, Linda Moore of Mineral Wells, and Thomas J. Like, Jr. and wife, Lynn of Springtown; sisters, Mary Alice Garner and husband Woody of Hico, Helen Midkiff of Gatesville; brothers, Clifford W. Hyles and wife, Gisela of Gatesville, Jim Hyles and wife, Lela of Mineral Wells, Cecil Strickland and wife, Yvonne of Gatesville; brother-in-law, R.E. Massengill of Gatesville; sisters-in-law, Marge Wiley of Garner, Virginia Loan of Weatherford; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.