Patsy Dean McCreary

Patsy Dean McCreary was born on January 16, 1937 and passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on Friday, April 8, 2022, in Houston, Texas, after a long journey with dementia.

Patsy grew up in Jackson, Tennessee and moved with her 3 children, Tony, Donna and Robin in 1966 to Houston, Texas.

Patsy began her career as a sales representative with Lifesavers Inc in 1971. She excelled and was recruited by M&M MARS, Inc. as their first female sales representative in Texas. She spent the next 18 years succeeding in many sales contests and selling over One Billion in sales revenue.

Patsy was a loving, hard working single mother, a grandmother lovingly called “mimi”, a great grandmother and wife to Charles Kimball McCreary Sr. (“Kim”) Soon after her marriage to Kim, Patsy decided to retire early from M&M MARS so she and Kim could travel and enjoy their life together. She and Kim spent their 20 years of marriage traveling the world, being active in their neighborhood, and attending many Aggie Football games. Patsy especially loved hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the family and cooking her turkey, she fondly named “Henrietta” as well as preparing the favorite dishes requested by the family.

One of the highlights of Patsy and Kim’s travels was their trip to Israel where she brought home holy water from the Jordan River. She brought home several bottles to share with her family.

She had a green thumb and was particularly proud of her garden and beautiful red tomatoes. She enjoyed walking, yoga, reading Danielle Steele novels and spending time in Galveston.

Patsy was active in her church, Chapelwood Methodist, and Sunday school class. She was a longtime patient advocate with Memorial Hermann Hospital Memorial City and earned the award in 2010 of over a 1000 hours of service. She never met a stranger, had an incredible work ethic, instilled in her children a sense of right and wrong, and overcame a great deal of adversity with her head always held high.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Kim McCreary. She is survived by her children, Tony Wood, Donna Brandon, and Robin Klein, six grandchildren Michael, Derrick, Jonathan, Alexandra, Blakeley and Kade and six great grandchildren.

“Those we love don’t go away

They walk beside us everyday

Unseen, unheard, but always near

Still loved, still missed and very dear