Aug. 16, 1940 - May 4, 2010SOUTH BEND - Cassell "Skeeter" Ross, 69, passed from this natural life to eternal peace on May 4, 2010, in Memorial Hospital Skeeter was born in South Bend, Indiana, on August 16, 1940, to the late Junior and Ethel (Mumford) Ross. Skeeter attended Linden Elementary School. In high school Skeeter won the state track championship in 1958. He graduated from Central High School in 1959. He went on to attend Bethune-Cookman College on a basketball scholarship. Skeeter worked for the South Bend Community School Corp. as a school engineer for 43 years. He retired in 2007. On July 24, 1997, Skeeter was married to Marve "Sissy" Maefiel (nee: Wiley). They have a blended family of five children. He leaves to mourn him his best friend and partner, his wife, Sissy; three sons, Andre Ross and wife, Rodney Ross, Calvin Maefield Jr. and wife; two daughters, Carla Wiley and Constance Maefield; 13 grandchildren; a brother, Melvin Ross and wife; one niece, Jacqueline Warren; two nephews, Henry Preston and Warren Preston; and a host of nieces, great-nieces, grandchildren great-grandchildren, nephews, cousins and friends. The service will take place at Christ Chapel, 3402 S. Locust Road, South Bend, Indiana. Pastor Stephen Sumrall will officiate. The service will be held at noon on Monday, May 10, 2010, and the viewing will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements have been entrusted to Alford's Mortuary where messages of bereavement may be e-mailed to Alfordsmortuary@comcast.net, c/o the Ross family.