Dr. Dick Oliver Creamer

Dick was born March 22, 1926 in Oklahoma City, OK to Laura Ankeny and Paul Creamer. Dick’s family lived in Shawnee, Oklahoma and Waco, Texas before moving to San Antonio.

He graduated from Jefferson High school where he was the Junior and Senior class president and where he met the love of his life, Nancy Bowen. They both attended the University of Texas Austin where Dick was president of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity in 1945.

On June 17, 1949, Dick and Nancy were married.

Dick graduated from Baylor College Medicine on June 12, 1950 where he was president of the Phi Chi Medical Fraternity and president of his senior class. Following graduation, he served in the Korean War on a United States Navy medical ship from 1951-1953.

He then completed his Fellowship of Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota from 1953-1956.

Dick and Nancy had two daughters, Charlotte Anne Creamer and Carolyn Creamer Mayo.

The family returned to San Antonio in 1957 where their son John Bowen Creamer was born on his father’s birthday 1967.

Dick and Nancy built a home in Terrell Hills in 1962 where they were the proud owners of the neighborhoods first pickle ball court.

Dr. Creamer practiced internal medicine in San Antonio for over 50 years, retiring at the age of 74. Dr. Creamer had an enormous impact on the medical community of San Antonio and was a proud member and past president of the Texas Club of Internal Medicine.

Dick was a member of The Texas Cavaliers, The Order of The Alamo, The San Antonio German Club, The Conopus Club, San Antonio Kiwanis club (past president), Texas Medical Association, Bexar County Medical Association, The San Antonio Country Club and The Argyle.

Dick was preceded in death by his wife , Nancy Bowen Creamer; his parents; and his brother, Paul Creamer.

He is survived by his three children, Charlotte Creamer, Carolyn Creamer Mayo and her husband, Randy Mayo, and Bowen Creamer and his wife, Shawn Robertson Creamer. His grandchildren Dolph Mayo, Wes Mayo, Lorraine Felts, Taylor Hoffman, Clay Creamer, Shane Creamer and Guy Creamer. And by his great Grandchildren Wes Mayo, Clara Mayo, Porter Felts, Rawlings Felts, Ryann Creamer and Hayden Hoffman.

He was loved and cherished by his family and all who knew him.

The Creamer family is deeply grateful to Adriana Ortega, Keyla Ponce, Yana Comacho, Valeska Morales, Juanita Hernandez and Dana Grollimund for their dedicated and loving care of Dr. Creamer.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Christ Episcopal Church, 510 Belknap Place, San Antonio, Texas 78212, beginning at 11:00 am with a reception to be held at the church. The Reverend Scott Kitayama, officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Dolph Mayo, Wes Mayo, Jordan Felts, Clay Creamer, Shane Creamer, Guy Creamer, and Sam Hoffman. Honorary Pallbearers are Casey Creamer and Chris Creamer.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation, 909 NE Loop 410,Suite 903, San Antonio, Texas 78209, or Christ Episcopal Church, 510 Belknap Place, San Antonio, Texas 78212.