Sept. 6, 1929 - April 7, 2010SOUTH BEND - Mr. Vester "Speedy" Herron Jr. passed from this life at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2010, in the Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center following an illness. Mr. Herron, a resident of Van Buren Street, South Bend, Indiana, was 80 years of age. On September 6, 1929, in Humboldt, Tennessee, he was born to the union of Vester and Lizzie (Lax) Herron Sr. Coming from Lexington, Tennessee, he relocated to South Bend as a young man. Vester and Sharon Williams were married on September 8, 2001, in South Bend. Mr. Herron was employed for over 20 years in the maintenance department, making ice for the Ice Box Skating Rink. Other employment included The University of Notre Dame; his own band, Speedy and the Turbins; Hebrew Day Care as a bus driver; Steel Warehouse and Zamboni's where he cleaned ice. Among his hobbies was fishing, nature, gadgets, fixing things; he loved to see how things were made so he could rebuild them. He was a mechanic and musician, playing all instruments, and he loved his band. In addition, he was a member of Revelations Church of God in Christ. Mr. Herron is survived by a loving family that include his wife, Sharon; a daughter, Shavon (Abdul) Robinson of Mishawaka, Indiana; a stepdaughter, Ericka William-Darden of South Bend, Indiana; six sons, Stuyvesant (Sharon) Herron of Grape Vine, Texas, Julio (Ann) Herron of Detroit, Michigan, Maurice (Cynthia) Herron of Los Angeles, California, Martino (Julie) Herron of Ypsilanti, Michigan, Octavious Herron of Miami, Florida, and Nakia (Trudy) Herron of South Bend, Indiana; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a sister, Claudine Taborn; three brothers, Jimmy (Darlene) Herron, Ernest Herron and Superintendent Robert (Tinnie) Herron Sr., all of South Bend, Indiana; special friends, The Lerman family, and many other relatives and friends. Family members who preceded him in death along with his parents, Vester and Lizzie Herron, were a son, Sylvester Herron; two sisters, Jesse Renee Fountain and Tinnie Rhodes; and three brothers, Arzo Herron, Johnny Herron and James Herron. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 1 p.m. in Revelations Church of God in Christ. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Friends may call in the church one hour prior to the services. Arrangements have been entrusted to Alford's Mortuary where messages of bereavement may be e-mailed to alfordsmortuary@comcast.net, c/o the Herron family.