Samuel Gene Tuell

Samuel Gene Tuell obituary, Mitchell, IN

Samuel Gene Tuell

Samuel Tuell Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center on Jul. 8, 2025.

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MITCHELL – Samuel Gene Tuell, 70, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2025, at his residence.
Born October 18, 1954, in French Lick, he was the son of Maurice Gene and Etta Marie (Maddox) Tuell. He married Rachel Jane Hudson on April 12, 2009 and she survives.
Samuel worked as a semi-truck driver and as a semi mechanic, which he loved. He attended the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Samuel enjoyed playing guitar and was an outdoorsman. He was a very loving person.
Surviving are his wife, Rachel Jane Hudson of Mitchell; children, Florence Huddleston of Kentucky, Christopher Tuell of Kentucky, Samuel Tuell of Corydon, Joseph Tuell of Corydon, Kirsten Ayers of Mitchell, and Dakota Tuell of Mitchell; several grandchildren; siblings, Sharon Ruth Terry of Mitchell, Charles E. Tuell of Orleans, Kenneth Eugene Tuell of French Lick, Marvin Leon Tuell of Shepherdsville, Kentucky, and Paul Eric Tuell of English.
His parents preceded him in death.
Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Brother Lane Lackey officiating. Cremation to follow.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.

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