Dr. Catherina Jo Clardy Obituary (1949 - 2020)

PLEASE BE ADVISED Under all circumstances, face masks or face coverings are required and mandatory to enter King-Tears Mortuary, Inc. Your temperature will be taken upon entering King-Tears Mortuary. The number of people allowed in King-Tears Mortuary will depend on the CDC guidelines at the time of the service. For more information regarding these guidelines, please read information posted here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/funeral-guidance.html THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING Dr. Catherina Jo Clardy, MD, passed in Austin on September 21, 2020. She was the first twin female of Edgar and Christine Clardy of San Antonio Texas. She was born on December 10, 1949. Dr. Clardy was a special person and helpful to all of us. She was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio, Texas, the University of Texas at Austin and Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. During her years in Texas and Tennessee, Dr. Clardy was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Dr. Clardy did her residency at Hurley Medical Hospital in Flint, Michigan. Afterwards, Dr. Clardy returned to Texas and worked with Dr. Joseph Quander in Austin, Texas. She practiced OBGYN for thirty (30) years, had privileges at St. David's, Brackenridge Hospital, Seton Central, Seton North and Seton South Hospitals. During her retirement party in 2005, her medical records indicated that she had delivered 12,500 babies in Central Texas. Dr. Clardy attended St. Austin's and St. Mary's Catholic Church in Austin, Texas. And she played bridge, golf and rode her bike on many days. Dr. Clardy was predeceased by her parents, and brothers, Edgar, Jr. (Sonny) Raleigh (Butcho) Clardy and Scott Clardy; niece, Tracy Clardy and nephew, Howard Webster. She leaves to cherish her memory, her sisters, Dr. Christina Clardy and Leonaa Thomas; nieces and nephews, Ida Davane Brown, Pamela Jo Clardy, Toni Campbell, Edgar Clardy, III, Wilhelmina Mitchell, Sylvia Webster, Leon Webster, Evan and Christopher Darveaux; and numerous cousins and friends.