Marcus Clayborne

Marcus was born April 28, 1994, at Round Rock Hospital in Texas and spent his first 6 years in Wells Branch of Austin, Texas, making life-long friends with the Carl and Brown families. In 2000, the family moved to Stone Canyon in Round Rock just blocks from Round Rock Hospital where he was born. Marcus attended Round Rock High School, graduating in 2013. He played football but excelled in track, sharing a school record for the hurdle medley with his brother, and earning a letter as a freshman. He then went on to obtain his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Austin Community College.

Marcus’s first job was as a delivery driver for Domino’s Pizza working with his friend Jonathan Aleman, then found his passion as a driver for UPS, attending their driver training in California and earning his Class C license. He was again working for UPS in Oklahoma City before his passing.

Marcus helped refurbish homes in Norman, OK, with his dad and brother, and would help with most any project. Most memorable was that he cleaned bricks then bricked the front of his brother’s house. He cleared brush after the ice storm of 2021, and replaced fence posts with his dad. Marcus also helped build a Native American sweat lodge on Michael’s property and served the honorary role as fire keeper alongside Michael.

Marcus is survived by his parents, Vance and Nancy Clayborne, his brother Michael Clayborne, Michael’s wife Erin Pace Clayborne, his niece Emelyn Clayborne, and his grandmothers Bobbie Clayborne and Marjorie Powell, along with many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Marcus was caring and thoughtful but also very stubborn! He was grounded when with family, and he felt very much a part of the Pace family; Erin, Terry and Elaine, and Jacob and Leah Lackner. He loved family traditions of decorating the tree and watching fireworks, most recently at the Carl house with Lori and Paul. He enjoyed spending time playing board games, or going to movies. He played cards with the Powell side of the family, earning Uncle Larry and Aunt Peg’s traveling trophy for rummy. He was especially attentive to his grandmother Marjorie Powell when she was staying with us.

We loved watching the interaction between Marcus and his niece. Emelyn adored Marcus and was always trying to get his attention.

We’d like to thank Dr. Rockey and Sharla Robbins for holding a Native American Weeping Ceremony for the Clayborne and Pace families to say goodbye to Marcus. And a special thank you to Kaitlyn Powell, Terry Pace, Jonathan Aleman, and Lori Carl for their help with Marcus last October when he was feeling down.

Marcus’s passing was sudden and left us with many unanswered questions about his last hours in the hospital. The family has chosen cremation for Marcus, with a celebration of his life in Round Rock, Texas, sometime this fall.

Donations may be made to NAMI of Central Texas on Marcus’s behalf.

Memories, stories, and goodbyes to Marcus may be posted on his Facebook page. We’d like to read them for all at our memorial this fall.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.primrosefuneralservice.com for the Clayborne family.