Mark Wayne Breckenridge was born on July 31, 1958, in St. Louis, Missouri and left this earthly life for his heavenly home on June 29, 2026, at the age of 67 years.
He was preceded in death by his father, Dewey Kenneth Breckenridge and brother Kenneth Allen Breckenridge, as well as fraternal grandparents, Ray and Beulah Breckenridge and maternal grandparents, Elmer and Ethel Hildebrand.
He is survived by his mother, Bonnie Breckenridge; his sister, Beverly Williams and her husband, Dean; and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Special friends that helped with his care in his last days included Doug Lathrom and Jason Walters and his wife, Christina. Doug helped Mark for over 6 months during the first part of his battle. Jason and Christina took care of him during his last 3 months, providing round-the-clock care and support for him at the end.
Mark grew up on his family’s farm in Plato, MO and completed 12 years of school at Plato, enjoying hunting and fishing with his dad and playing sports in high school where he made many good friends, including some that were lifelong. After graduating high school, Mark joined the U.S. Marines Corp where he served until suffering severe injuries after being run over by a missile carrier during a training exercise, which impacted his health for the rest of his life. Later he became a Federal employee at Fort Leonard Wood working as a Claims Examiner for the Travel Section.
Mark always loved the outdoors and was happiest spending his time either in a boat or by a campfire. He was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and loved watching them play ball – especially when they were winning! Mark also enjoyed playing chess and was rumored to have said that the only person that had beaten him in a game was Pastor Wes.
Mark accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior at an early age and though he didn’t always live his life like he would have liked, he said “Jesus never failed me and was always there when I needed Him.” Especially at the end of his life as he battled the cancer that finally took his life here on earth. As he prepared for his memorial and burial, he said he wanted his “last service to glorify Him.” How wonderful and matchless is the grace and mercy of our Heavenly Father!
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Long Hollow Cemetery.
