Nina first moved to Houston with her family in 1980, and put down deep roots. After graduating from Kingwood High School in 1982, she attended and received a bachelor’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX.
Her first career position after college was with the Houston Post, one of the city’s largest newspapers. After leaving the Post, where she was an advertising representative, she then earned her brokerage license and embarked on a very successful career in the insurance industry. She shattered the glass ceiling by being the first woman to become a member of the MetLife small business team and she excelled in that role until sacrificing her career in favor of raising her two children.
Living in the Kingwood area nearly all of her adult life, Nina was a member of the Atascocita Presbyterian Church, where she served as a Deacon.
Nina was known as an outstanding person, a loving wife, mother, and sister, and the hub of the McCarty/Clary family. She hosted countless holiday gatherings at her family’s home, always treating the family to her wonderful cooking skills. She was a devoted daughter to her mother, Helsine Cortez McCarty, who still lives in the Kingwood Area. She was beloved by her many cousins and other relatives living across the world.
Nina is preceded in death by her father, Paul D. McCarty. She is survived by husband, Brian S. Clary, and the two loves of her life, her sons Jackson Clary and Garrett Clary, both high-school students. She is also survived by her brothers, David K. McCarty of Houston and Nael A. McCarty of Atlanta, and her nieces and nephews, Karen and Helen McCarty and Dale, Alex, and Joseph McCarty.
A Memorial Service will be held at Atascocita Presbyterian Church at 1:00 pm on Saturday, April 10. The service will also be live-streamed for those who cannot attend. The link will be found at: https://apchumble.org/zoom.php.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of Nina Clary to Golfers Against Cancer, https://golfersagainstcancer.org/.
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