Graveside service for Marcus Darby, 46, of Waterbury, CT, formerly Opelika, AL, will be at 12:30 p.m., Monday, August 31. 2020, at Evergreen Cemetery, 1409 Monroe Avenue, Opelika, AL 36801, Reverend Robert Cadenhead will officiate.

Mr. Darby, who passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Connecticut, was born May 11, 1974 in Montgomery, Alabama.

Public viewing for Mr. Darby will be Monday, August 31, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, at the funeral home

Survivors include: his children, Demarcus, Destiny, Marc, Marquest, Aniyah, Jahzir, Jeremiah, Josiah and Myrical; step-children, Stephanie, Tristan, Summer, Mi’Nasia and Zachariah; sister, Sherryll McCowan; brother, Terrence Omar; grandmother, Lelia Shaw; aunt, Roberta Green; niece, Nijea; devoted cousin, Whitney; his girlfriend, Courtney; and a host of cousins and friends whom he loved dearly.

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