Eloise Gist Broome Yeager, 92, of Scottsboro, AL, passed away on June 9, 2021. Visitation will be at Scottsboro Funeral Home on Saturday, June 12, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. with funeral services at 2:00 p.m. in the Funeral Home Chapel with First Baptist Church Pastor Shandy Dill officiating. Interment will be immediately following the service at Pine Haven Memorial Gardens. Eloise was a loving wife, mother, daughter, family member, teacher, and friend. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Jack Owen Broome of Scottsboro and Dallas Yeager of Huntsville, parents Roy D. Gist and Ola Jacobs Gist, son-in-law Billy Jack Holder, siblings Leroy Gist, Opal Gist Chandler, Lois Jean Gist Foster, niece Karen Foster Weaver, and nephews Edward Chandler and Michael Foster. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Holder, step granddaughters Jacque Holder and Jennifer Holder Fields (Jason), their children Katharine Holder, Jackson Fields, Jacob Fields; stepchildren Sam Yeager, Tim Yeager, Mark Yeager, June Yeager Martin; brother, Jerry Gist (Liz); sister-in-law, Irene Gist; and many beloved extended family members.
Eloise was a respected business education teacher at Scottsboro High School for many years. She was admired and loved by her high school students and all who knew her for her kind, gentle guidance and accepting nature. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Scottsboro. Members of the church provided much appreciated comfort and support during her illness. Special remembrance is also given to Brookdale Assisted Living of Huntsville, Highlands Health and Rehab and Heartlite Hospice of Scottsboro for their nurturing support and services. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the Activities Department of Highlands Health and Rehab of Scottsboro for use in the many special programs they provide for their residents.
