Larry Melvin Davis Funeral Service To Be Held Today at 1:00 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Newburgh Chapel
Larry, the eldest of seven children, was born October 11, 1946, in Chicago Heights IL to the late Robert and Alice (Criswell) Davis.
He attended Morley Stanwood High School in Morley MI. After high school, Larry enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served aboard the USS Irex submarine off the coast of Italy.
After the service, he returned to Michigan to work. Larry met Sheila VanAlstine, whom he married in Grant Center MI in 1971. They had two daughters, Michelle and Janie.
Larry earned his Bachelor of Science in Business at Ferris State College in Big Rapids MI. He worked for Western Electric in Nunica MI.
In the Spring of 1983, the family of four moved to Chandler IN, where Larry took a position in Quality Control for Bell Communications Research. Larry and Sheila built their home in Newburgh IN, where the two have lived for the last twenty years.
In his younger years, Larry enjoyed fishing, hunting, and golfing. He had a fondness for motorcycles and often spoke of the Ducati he owned and drove while in Italy.
Preceded in death by his parents; brother, Carris Davis; and sister, Aleta (Frank) Starr.
Survived by his wife, Sheila; daughters, Michelle (David) Abney and Janie (Noah) Robinson; grandchildren, Kayla (Colin Hogan) Robinson, Lauren (Fable) McDaniel, Katie (Scott) Klem, Hannah (Matthew Roberts) Abney, Ethan Abney, and Kyle Robinson; great-granddaughter Adeline Klem; and siblings, Robert Lee (Cindy) Davis, Gary Davis, Peggy (Victor) Rempalski, and Linda (Kenneth) Whipple.
Larry’s family would like to extend special thanks to his nurses; Sonja Collins, Gretchen Simpson, Kristy Patterson, and Amy Barnes.
Funeral service to be held Friday, March 10, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Newburgh Chapel. Family and friends may visit from Noon until service time at the funeral home. Interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of Larry to the Wounded Warriors Project at P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516.
