The Evansville Police Department along with family, friends, and other members of the law enforcement community will be paying their respects and honoring the service of a 28 year veteran of the EPD, Sergeant Larry Nelson, who has passed away.
Visitation will be held at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #73 located at 801 Court Street on Thursday, September 10, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. until 8 p.m.
During the visitation, Court Street will be closed from Martin Luther King Jr Blvd to 9th Street and 9th Street will be closed from Court Street to Vine Street.
A shuttle service will be provided during the visitation from the public parking lot located at the NW corner of Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Vine Street. The shuttle will run from 4:30 p.m. until 8 p.m.
The funeral service will be held on Friday, September 11, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Victory Theatre located at 600 Main Street. Main Street from 5th Street to Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and 6th Street from Sycamore Street to Walnut Street will be closed on Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Traffic delays are to be expected along the route of the funeral procession from the Victory Theatre to Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. We ask for the community’s patience along the procession route as we pay homage to a police officer who spent many years patrolling the streets of Evansville. The procession route will be as follows:
Leave the Victory traveling north on 6th Street, east on Sycamore Street, south on Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, east on Walnut Street, north on US Highway 41, east on Lynch Road, north on Hitch Peters Road, cross St George Road into Sunset Memorial Park.
