Toler, Cullen

Cullen W. Toler
1913-1986

Cullen Woodrow Toler
My Uncle Cullen Toler was closer to me than my other uncles, primarily because I was with him longer and we lived in the same town. He was a tall man and was nicknamed "Slim" by some of his friends. Cullen was a pleasant man and very devoted to his family. He was sup- portive of everything I ever did. After he retired, I would go by his house while his wife, Mozelle, was still working and take him with me to go look at my jobs. We would stop and
have lunch together when he would tell me stories of his early days, as well as stories about
my own father. My mother always loved Mozelle and Cullen and was close to Mozelle
until the day my mother died in 1984.

Cullen worked at the Resistol Hat Factory before World War II. During the war, he quit
and went to work in the defense industry with Southern Aircraft Corporation in Garland.
After the war, he went back to work for Resistol Hat Company and worked there until he retired.
Cullen was an avid fisherman; it took little encouragement to get him to go fishing. My father was one of his favorite fishing partners. Cullen died in 1986. He lived longer than any of his brothers and died at age 73. I attended his funeral in the First Christian Church of Sachse, Texas, where he had been a member for many years.