Mark Phillip Darrough went home to Heaven on Friday, October 30, 2026. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa on October 16, 1958, to Erwin Wayne Darrough and Mirman Brame Darrough.
Mark moved with his family to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1965. From 1969 to 1975, he spent time working with horses at Fox Creek Ranch.
Mark attended Eureka High School from 1971 to 1976 and played football, basketball, and wrestling. In 1976, he moved to Lebanon, Indiana, and continued his education at Lebanon High School, remaining active in all three sports before graduating in 1977. Following graduation, Mark attended broadcasting school in Clayton, Missouri. He later served as a master of ceremonies for the St. Charles Pinpoint Program on KIRL, a Black gospel and jazz radio station in St. Charles, Missouri, and also wrote commercials.
Mark married Carla (Hopper) Darrough in May 1993. She went to her heavenly home on January 2, 2018.
Mark attended the Centenary United Methodist Church as a child and later he and his wife, Carla, attended Traders Point Christian Church.
Survivors include his daughter, Miranda Darrough of St. Louis, MO; grandson, Jake Darrough of St. Louis, MO; mother-in-law, Ruth Hopper of Lebanon; brothers-in-law, Dwayne Hopper of Lebanon and Jason (Leann) Hopper of Westville, Indiana.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Oak Hill Cemetery, 935 East Washington Street in Lebanon, Indiana. Myers Mortuary has been entrusted with his arrangements.
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