Frazier W. Vance Jr.

He was a letter carrier for the United States Post Office, retiring in 1987 after 32 years. Frazier served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was a member of the American Legion Otis Stone Post #354. He worked at Victoria National Golf Club for 14 years and was honored by having Frazier’s Bar named after him. He was an avid golfer who trail blazed racial integration on golf courses in the Midwest, including Evansville. He began as a caddie in Hopkinsville, KY and eventually became a top competitor in the Courier City Golf Tournament. Although he had no children of his own, he was a mentor to many young people, introducing them to the game of golf. He said, “Golf changed my life and opened doors for me.”

Frazier was preceded in death by his wife, Marian E. Vance, in 2012; and his parents.

He is survived by his sisters, Nancy Young, of Cleveland, OH, Edith Franklin, of Ft. Mead, MD; nieces and nephews, Nadine Young and Emerson Young, Jr., both of Cleveland, OH, Guy Edwards and Liz Ann Edwards, both of Fort Mead, MD; cousins, Grace Johnson, Yvonne Stewart, Deborah Wagner, Beverly Leavell, all of Evansville, and Gloria Simon, of Oceanside, CA; also, close, long-time friends, Lance Hopewell and George Bennett.

Special thanks to Southern Care Hospice for the care given to Frazier.

Services will be 3:00 PM, Sunday, January 27, 2013, at Alexander Newburgh Chapel, officiated by Chaplain Genevieve McGuire and Pastor Adrian Leavell, with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may visit Sunday, 1-3 PM at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Southern Care Hospice, 12251 U. S. 41, Evansville, IN 47725.