Ruth Faye Payne Hicks

To some she was our Mom; to others a sister, grandmother, aunt and great grandmother. She was a friend to many and she loved them too. She was a neighbor who was also your friend. She didn't always have an easy life yet she didn't lose her sense of play. She was a hard worker who raised not only 3 sons but later also a daughter mostly on her own. She loved her home, the flowers that she planted and almost above all else she loved her animals. There wasn't a stray that stayed that way if she had anything to do about it. She bravely fought cancer, ended up loving her doctors despite the situation but unfortunately lost that battle over time. She was our Mom but also our friend. We miss you already Mom. Really, all those who knew her do too.

Faye is survived by her sons Wayne, Clifford and Keith Taylor; daughter Tawnya Scharber; sister Joyce Ann Chambers and six grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made in Faye’s name to PAWS, P.O. Box 1037, Lynnwood, WA 98046 or Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, 315 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma, WA 98405. A service of remembrance will be held at Sticklin Funeral Chapel on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 11 am.