The funeral services for the late Mr. Mario Clark, who departed this life on Monday, July 18, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia, will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 12:00 Noon, from the Turner County Civic Center in Ashburn, Georgia. Eulogy will be given by Elder Dr. Larry Coffee. Burial will follow in the Westview Memorial Cemetery in Ashburn, Georgia. Services may be viewed Facebook Live from the "Shipps Funeral Home" Facebook page or by clicking the Video Stream link on this site's Home Page.

Mr. Mario Antrawn Clark was born on May 14, 1981 in Ashburn, Georgia to Mr. Sammy Clark and Mrs. Vickie Clark.

Mario was educated in the Turner County Public School System and graduated from Turner County High School in the year 2000.

Mario worked at McElroy Metals in Ashburn, Georgia.

Mario was given the name “Bo-Legg” from his great grandmother, the late Mrs. Sallie Walker. He was also known as “Ace” by his father and “Brotha” from his oldest sister. He was a humble man, a family man, a well-rounded man, loved by his friends and family. If you knew Mario, you knew what unconditional love really felt like. His affectionate heart touched many and he will be truly missed. He was a member of the Martha Walker crew.

Mario gave up this busy walk of life on Monday, July 18, 2022 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia. His grandparents, Martha Walker, Jimmie Tisdol, Eva Lou Clark, Sammy Clark, Sr., Mary Jane Thornton, have all preceded him in death.

Mario leaves to cherish his memories his children, Jaylen Chatfield, Trinity Clark, Mario Clark, Jr. , Mekhi Lawson, Azariah Clark, Chastity McCoy, Destiny McCoy; his grandchildren, Armias “Scoop” Rockwell, Ca’Zar Terrell; his mother, Vickie Clark; his father, Sammy Clark; his sisters, Mikita Walker of Grovetown, Georgia, Michelle Clark of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Natalya Clark of Ashburn, Georgia, Khadeejah Clark of Cordele, Georgia, Mia Clark-Miller (Jimmie) of Tifton, Georgia; his brothers, Adrian West Clark of Ashburn, Georgia, Brian Clark of Albany, Georgia; his fiance’, Tahsara Ellington of Ashburn, Georgia; his aunts, Shelia (Ronald) Jackson (also his special mother), Rhonda Walker, Patricia Graddic, Geanette Tennille, Cheryl (Craig) Moore, all of Ashburn, Georgia, Tara (Kevin) Thornton of Fitzgerald, Georgia, Dorothy Arnaud of Riverdale, Georgia, Sharon Burton of Tifton, Georgia; his uncles, Ricky (Norma) Walker of Cordele, Georgia, Bernard (Karen) Walker of Ellicott, Maryland, Andrew (Cherly) Clark of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Daron Clark of Ashburn, Georgia; father--in-law, Clarence “Pops” Ellington; mother-in-law, Brenda Ellington; sisters-in-law, Christonia Martin, Sophia Bateman, Shanina (Antwan) High, Salonda (James) McCoy, Bren Ellington; special sister-Courtney (Will) Hadnot of Killeen, Texas; special brothers, Norris (Crystal) Hall of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Rashed (Charnay) Walker of Houston, Texas, Carrence Burgess of Ashburn, Georgia; special niece, Victoria “Taterhead” Edwards; special friends, Rodney Burgess, Antonio Barber, Taurean Smith, S. T. Martin; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends who loved him dearly.