Santanna Cross, 32 / Feb. 6, 1979 — March 20, 2011

Published 11:52 pm Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Santanna Cross, 32
Feb. 6, 1979 — March 20, 2011

Santanna VaShawn Cross, 32, of Mishawaka, Ind., died at 4:15 a.m. Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend of natural causes. Cross
He was born Feb. 6, 1979 in Niles. He was a security guard at Four Winds Casino. Santanna was a member of Apostolic House of Deliverance in South Bend. He attended Washington High School and was involved in Job Core. He loved reading the word of God and was always being of encouragement to others. He was an excellent father and husband.
Santanna married Alisha M. (Johnson) Cross on Dec. 18, 2000 in St. Joseph County, Ind.
He is survived by his wife, Alisha, of Mishawaka; mother, Sherry (Sahr) Ngombu of South Bend; sons, Elijah D. Cross and Santanna V. Cross, Jr. of Mishawaka; a brother, Claude Cross of South Bend; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Services will be held at noon Thursday, March 24 at Faith Apostolic Temple, 909 North Bendix Drive, South Bend with the Rev. Russell Shebaush of Apostolic House of Deliverance and Bishop Eddie L. Miller of Faith Apostolic Temple officiating.
Burial will be at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens in Niles.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday at Faith Apostolic Temple.
Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society.