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6, 1938 - March 25, 2010SOUTH BEND - Charles D. Ross, 72, of South Bend, IN, passed away at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25, 2010, as the result of an accident on the family farm, doing what he loved. He was born on January 6, 1938, in North Liberty, to Millard and Vera (Winnell) Ross. On October 22, 1966, in South Bend, IN, he married Alice J. (Sarasin) Ross, who survives. Mr. Ross is also survived by a daughter, Mary Beth (Luke) Puckett of Goshen, IN; three grandchildren, Victoria (Travis Boucek) Puckett, Brandon Puckett and Annalisa Puckett, all of Goshen, IN; four sisters, Mardell (Kenneth) Gardner of Plymouth, IN, Twillia (Marvin) Gregg of Lakeville, IN, Joan Walsh of Decatur, GA, and Judy Hopper of Elkhart, IN; and by a brother, Harold (Shirley) Ross of LaPaz, IN. Mr. Ross was a lifelong area resident. He served honorably in the United States Army National Guard until 1966. He was a meat manager for Kroger's for over 20 years. He then owned and operated Ross's Country Market on the corner of Mayflower and 23, and farmed all of his life. He was a member of the Community Baptist Church since 1977 where he served as a deacon and usher. Mr. Ross loved golf, and loved to eat at the Hilltop Restaurant in Lakeville where he ate breakfast every day but Sunday. He loved to be with his family, and had a great sense of humor, never short on practical jokes. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 29, 2010, in the Community Baptist Church, 5715 S. Miami Road, South Bend, IN. Rev. Steve Stadtmiller and Rev. John Blodgett will officiate. Burial will follow at Sumption Prairie Cemetery, South Bend. The family will receive friends from 2:00-6:00 p.m. today in the Palmer Funeral Home, 314 S. Michigan St., Lakeville, and from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Monday in the church. Contributions in memory of Charles D. Ross may be made to World Help, Vernon Brewer, P.O. Box 501, Forest, VA 24551. Online condolences may be sent to www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.