Condra-Rector, Eloise

Sunday, May 06, 2012


Eloise Condra Rector, 84, of Chattanooga, died on Saturday, May 5, 2012.  

She was a lifelong resident of Chattanooga and a member of Mountain Creek Church of Christ. 

Eloise had worked as a medical assistant to Drs. Thorner, Rhoton, Reissmann and Brooksbank.  She worked in the election polls at Red Bank for years.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Mack Stone Condra, Jr., brother, Edgar Lee Jones and sister, Mary Jo White.

Eloise is survived by her husband, Mack D. Rector;  three children from her first marriage, daughters, Carolyn (John) Gilstrap of Ringgold, Christy (Wade) Jackson of Red Bank; son, Gary (Becky) Condra of Puyallup, Wa.; a sister, Dorothy Jones Gibson of Red Bank; six grandchildren, Laura (James) Mason,  Tim (Angel) Gilstrap, Michael Jackson, David Jackson, Christopher Condra and Sara Condra; a stepdaughter, Valerie Slaten of Red Bank;  and six great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7 at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home.

Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, at the North Chapel with Minister Gary Massey officiating. Burial will follow at Chattanooga Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, American Cancer Society, or Mountain Creek Church of Christ Building Fund.

Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, Tn. 37434.  

Share your memories online at www.chattanooganorthchapel.com.



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