Mildred Hardey Tuel

Graveside service for Mildred Hardey Tuel, 94, of Waco (formerly of Gilmer and Tyler) will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Tuel passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 in Frisco. Mrs. Tuel was born May 30, 1920 in El Campo, TX to Rodney J. and Mary Hornischer Hardey. She was an accomplished seamstress and retired sample maker with R.L. Davis Manufacturing, homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by her daughter, Jane Ann Schalnat and husband, Ron of Frisco; her son, Dr. David Tuel and wife, Kay of Lorena; sister, Bernice Porto; brother, Frank Hardey; six grandchildren, Robert Tate, Adam Tate, Elizabeth Tuel Buice, Jeffrey Tuel, Katherine Tuel and Chrissie Tuel; five great-grandchildren, Christopher Tate, Elizabeth Tate, Dylan Tate, Zoe Tate and Norah Buice. Mrs. Tuel is preceded in death by her husband, O"Neal Tuel, parents, Rodney J. and Mary Hardey; brothers, R.J. Hardey, Jr. and Al Hardey; and sister, Rose Mary Herrington. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.