Larry Melvin Davis Funeral Service To Be Held Today at 1:00 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Newburgh Chapel
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.
BASEBALL ACES HOPE TO BOUNCE BACK THIS WEEKEND AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATEÂ
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – After dropping a heartbreaker in 17 innings on Wednesday night at #7 Vanderbilt, the University of Evansville baseball team will try to bounce back this weekend in a three-game series against the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders at Reese Smith Jr. Field in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  The series will begin Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. in a contest that can be seen live on ESPN+.
Wednesday’s 2-1 loss in 17 innings snapped a seven-game winning streak for Evansville.  It was the longest game at UE since another 17-inning game at Wichita State in May, 2017 (a game UE won, 8-7), and was just four innings shy of tying the school record for longest game, set in a 4-4, 21-inning tie against Memphis in 1999.  Ironically, head coach Wes Carroll participated in all three contests, with the two 17-inning games coming as head coach, and the 21-inning game against Memphis coming as a player.
Friday will be a special day for the 15-year dugout boss of the Purple Aces, as it will be Carroll’s 750th career game as head coach at his alma mater.  Carroll ranks second all-time at UE with 359 career victories as head coach, and his Purple Aces will bring a 7-6 overall record into the series.
Evansville features an offense led by two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week Chase Hug, who will bring a .426 batting average and .578 on-base percentage into the series.  His .578 on-base percentage ranks 25th-best in Division I baseball.  Junior shortstop Simon Scherry (.365/0/7) and fifth-year outfielders Danny Borgstrom (.348/1/12) and Eric Roberts (.313/2/17) also boast batting averages above .300 entering the weekend.
On the mound, Evansville will turn to junior RHP Nick Smith (1-2, 7.02 ERA) to start Friday’s opener.  Smith is coming off of a complete-game win over Bowling Green last weekend in which he struck out a career-high 12 men.  He will try to shut down a MTSU lineup which ranks among the nation’s best with a team .310 batting average.  The Blue Raiders (6-6) boast two regular starters with batting averages above .400 in senior infielder JT Mabry (.455/1/9) and graduate transfer catcher Jeremiah Boyd (.409/4/12).
After Friday’s opener, the series will continue on both Saturday and Sunday with 1 p.m. contests.  Senior LHP Tyler Denu (1-0, 3.45 ERA) and junior LHP Donovan Schultz (1-1, 5.14 ERA) are expected to start those contests for UE.  All three games of the series can be seen live on ESPN+.
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Trailblazer baseball starts big week with big inning in big win over Oakland City JV
VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team is not taking any time off this week while the rest of the University is on Spring Break.
The VU baseball club is slated to play six games in six days this week starting with Tuesday night’s 17-7 win over Oakland City JV at Jerry Blemker Field.
The day did not get off to a great start for the Blue and Gold with Oakland City jump on the scoreboard in the top of the first with a pair of runs.
VU would get their first run on the board in the third inning after a leadoff walk by sophomore Will Egger (Terre Haute, Ind.) was followed by a double by freshman Keegan Schlotterbeck (Centerville, Ind.) and a sacrifice fly by sophomore Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.).
The Blazers would then grab their first lead of the game in the fourth after a leadoff double by freshman Carter Whitehead (Huntingburg, Ind.) and sophomore Kobe Bartlett (Rockport, Ind.) reaching on a dropped third strike.
Whitehead would score on a ground out later in the inning and Bartlett would give the Blazers the lead on a delayed double steal.
Vincennes would extend their lead with three more runs in the fifth after a lead off single by Schlotterbeck, who would score on an RBI single by Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.).
Sophomore Kaden Elliott (New Albany, Ind.), who walked earlier in the inning, came around to score on an RBI single by Kobe Bartlett and Evans crossed the plate on another delayed double steal to give the Blazers a 6-2 lead.
VU add more in the sixth on an RBI single by Schlotterbeck, his third of four hits on the day and an RBI single by Ethan Burdette.
The Trailblazers would completely put the game away with a huge inning in the seventh after sending 11 batters to the plate VU finished off the inning with seven runs and found themselves in possession of a 15-2 lead.
VU would get an RBI single by Kobe Bartlett, a run driven in on a walk by freshman Blake Heyerly (Monroe, Ind.), a two-RBI single by Keegan Schlotterbeck, giving him three RBI’s on the day, a two-RBI double by freshman Jace Parnin (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and an RBI triple by sophomore Nick Kapostasy (Cincinnati, Ohio) one of his two hits in the inning.
Oakland City would get a couple of those runs back in the eighth but VU would respond with two more runs in the bottom of the eighth.
The Mighty Oaks would not go away easily however, putting up three runs in the ninth before VU would close out the 17-7 victory with a pair of strikeouts.
Freshman Aaron Fenn (Fort Wayne, Ind.) got the start on the mound for the Trailblazers and really settled into a rhythm after a tough first inning. Fenn would throw four innings, allowing two runs on five hits and strike out four. Fenn retired nine of the final 10 batters he faced Tuesday night.
Sophomore Jake Stuteville (Rockport, Ind.) took over on the mound out of the bullpen and had another good outing, throwing four innings, allowing two runs on four hits and striking out seven, giving him a team-leading 20 punchouts on the mound this season.
Freshman Max Lines (Indianapolis, Ind.) got his first action on the mound this season, pitching the ninth inning, allowing three runs on one hit and striking out three.
The Trailblazers will look to carry this momentum on to their next game when VU travels to Gallatin, Tenn. Wednesday, March 8 when Vincennes takes on Volunteer State Community College. First pitch Wednesday is set for 3 p.m. eastern.
BOX SCORE
Oakland City – 200   000  023 – 7
VU (6-10) – 001   232  72x – 17
VINCENNES HITTING
2B – Parnin, Schlotterbeck, Whitehead. 3B – Kapostasy. RBI – Burdette 2, Parnin 2, Kapostasy, Evans, Bartlett 2, Long, Heyerly, Brown, Schlotterbeck 3. HBP – Breneman, Egger, Trinkle. SF – Burdette. SB -Schlotterbeck 2, Evans, Egger, Trinkle, Whitehead, Bartlett.
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The VU Baseball team improves to 6-10 on the season.
Today’s Funeral Itinerary  For Vanderburgh County Deputy Sheriff Asson Hacker
Today’s Funeral Arrangements  For Deputy Asson Hacker
March 9, 2023
The funeral for fallen Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Asson Hacker will take place today.
The funeral itinerary will be as follows:
An escort detail will be provided by the Evansville Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office from Boone Funeral Home at 5330 Washington Avenue to Christian Fellowship Church at 4100 Millersburg Road.
Funeral Route For Funeral Procession
– The escort will leave Boone Funeral Home at 9:00 AM
– West on Washington Avenue to US Highway 41
– North on US Highway 41 to State Road 57
– North on State Road 57 to Kansas Road
– East on Kansas Road to Oak Hill Road (Roundabout)
– South on Oak Hill Road to Millersburg Road (Roundabout)
– East on Millersburg Road to Christian Fellowship Church. Approx. arrival time of 9:25 AM
Visitation and Funeral at Christian Fellowship Church.
– From arrival time until 11:00 AM will be a Private time for Deputy Hacker’s Family and their invited guests only
– 11:00 AM until 4:30 PM will be Visitation for all
– At 4:30 PM General Public seating will begin
– At 5:00 PM Law Enforcement seating will begin and the service will start
– At 6:00 PM the service will conclude with the closing procession. There will be no gravesite service.
FOOTNOTE: Additional details and/or instructions will be released via the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.