Larry R. Davis 1940 - 2016

SPEAKS, DAVIS, WOEPPEL

Posted By: Connie J Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/22/2016 at 22:30:03

Sioux City Journal
19 April 2016

SIOUX CITY | Larry R. Davis, 75, of Sioux City, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016, at home, following a long battle with cancer.

A celebration of life service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Community United Methodist Church in Sergeant Bluff, with Pastor Timothy Rieckhoff-Faris officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, with a military service by the U.S. Navy at 6:30 p.m., at Waterbury Funeral Service in Sioux City, 4125 Orleans Ave.

Larry was born Oct. 10, 1940, in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of Gordon and Luella (Speaks) Davis. Larry joined the U.S. Navy in 1957 and was honorably discharged in 1961. He served on the USS Bennington aircraft carrier. After his service in the navy, he owned and operated two cafes.

He met and married Karen Woeppel on Jan. 30, 1965, in Norfolk, Neb.

The family moved many times while Larry worked in construction. Locally, he worked for J. Myron Olson Wrecking Company. He also worked on building a hydroelectric dam in Virginia and as a pipe fitter/welder for ADM in Clinton, Iowa.

Larry was an avid outdoorsman and rock collector. He loved hunting, fishing and taking his boat out on both the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. At one time, he and a friend did commercial fishing on the Mississippi River.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Karen; son, Daniel (fiancée Kate Corley) of Sergeant Bluff; two grandchildren, Ashley and Jared of Sergeant Bluff; brothers, Dick (Kate) of Wisconsin, Ronald (Cyndy) of California, Kenny (Penny) Boggess of Homer, Neb., and Fred Dunn of Missouri; sisters, Mary (Stan) Lund and Betty Scott, both of Washington, and Julie (Ron) Stusse of Sioux City; and many nieces, nephews and loving sisters- and brothers-in-laws.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Roger Davis; and infant son.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials in Larry's name be made to Hospice of Siouxland or the Siouxland Humane Society.