Neva was born on January 22, 1930 in Sugar Land, Texas, to Ethel Maude Douglas and Joseph Terrell Patterson.
On her daddy's death in 1937, her mother bought a two-story house in Houston and took in boarders. After Neva's mother became ill, her Aunt Gladys and Uncle Vernon gave her a home and sent her to school. She spent summers in Gatesville, staying with Terrell's brothers and sisters. She graduated from Charles H. Milby High School in Houston. Neva worked for Equitable Life with Clayton's sister, Matalie who introduced them. After the children were in school Neva earned an Associate Degree in Elementary Education and taught Pre-K at Broadway Baptist School. She acquired a real estate license and for several years managed their Bay Real Estate company. Neva finished her working career as a secretary for Exxon USA.
(This is what our dad wrote about mom in the genealogy book he published. She helped proofread everything!)
Neva was a member of Park Place Baptist Church for many years until she and Clayton moved to South Main Baptist in Pasadena, Texas. In both churches she was involved in many groups; but really enjoyed visiting the homebound. Neva was a longtime volunteer with the apartment ministry in the Medical Center of Houston. She and Clayton also liked to travel in their motorhome.
Neva McClain was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Ethel; her sister, Betty Virginia; and husband, Clayton.
She is survived by her children, Kathie (Floyd) Mayberry, Bruce (Vickie) McClain, and Mark (Lori); along with her grandchildren, Stacy Mayberry, Joshua and Sarah McClain, Kate (Michael) Borrero, and Jenna McClain.
In lieu of flowers, the family ask that you would consider a donation to one of the following organizations:
*South Main Baptist Church (www.southmain.org)
4300 Beltway 8
Pasadena, Texas 77505
*Hospitality Apartments.
7300 Bertner
Houston, Texas 77030
(info@ hospitalityapartments.org)
*Brookdale Hospice
4025 Woodland Park Blvd, Suite 190
Arlington, Texas 76013
817-633-9125
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