Florence
Funeral Home
Chancellor Funeral Home
Visitation
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.,Monday, March 10, 2025, Chancellor Funeral Home, Florence, MS
Service
2:00 p.m. Monday, March 10, 2025, Chancellor Funeral Home, Florence, MS
Obituary
Military Service Tribute, Honors, and Obituary:
Recognizing and Honoring a Fallen Hero, Who Served Within the Mississippi National Guard. “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten”.
In recognition of our proud American tradition of honorable service which our military men and women have given to their country and our State, we honor a Fallen Hero. Our nation, our state, and the National Guard Association of MS (NGAMS) regard the memorializing of its retired military deceased as an honorable and sacred obligation.
Another great Soldier and Fallen Hero has been released from duty, passed from our ranks on March 6, 2025, and has moved on to his heavenly home. Specialist Four Ethan Shane Clark, age 21, who had served in the 1st Battalion m 114th Field Artillery Regiment has departed and gone to a better place with our good Lord.
It takes a special person to serve within the military for their country, giving up their family time, comfort, and safety for their country, ultimately for all Americans to enjoy their freedoms, safety, and way of life. We now applaud you for your service to our country. A special message from General Douglas McArthur remains applicable today for our servicemen that have passed: “Old Soldiers never die; they just fade away”.
Rest in Peace Soldier. We applaud your patriotism, sacrifices, and brave efforts in serving our country and your family for their support of your service. We thank you for your service. Without your efforts and your families’ support, our country would not stand so boldly, shine so bright, and live so free.
You now have earned a rest, so go fly with the Angels, go rest high on that mountain; your work on earth is done. Go to heaven a-shoutin’ Love for the Father and the Son.
Another great Soldier has gone home, “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten, Soldier for Life”.
Obituary, Visitation, and Service details:
Ethan Shane Clark passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Florence, MS. He was 21 years old. The family will receive friends and extended family for visitation from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Monday, March 10, 2025, at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence, MS. The memorial service will begin at 2:00.
Ethan was born on November 12, 2003, to Jeremy Alan Clark and Whitney Howard Blackwell in Jackson, MS. He worked for The Lilly Company as a forklift mechanic and was always working on something. He loved playing his PlayStation and he loved riding his motorcycle. He always made a room lighter with his humor and smile. He joined the military at the age of 17 and was currently active as a field artillery specialist for the Mississippi National Guard. Ethan will truly be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Ethan is preceded in death by his grandfather, Tony Howard. He is survived by his mother, Whitney Blackwell of Florence; father, Jeremy Clark of Edinburg; siblings, Adrian Clark, Sarah Clark, Colton Blackwell, Jarek Clark, and Braxton Vallas; fiancé, Caitlyn Waddell of Harrisville; grandparents, Benita Furr of McCool, John Clark of Edinburg, and Sheila Naquin of Gulfport; aunts, Amanda Hutchinson of Edinburg, Renee Pursley of Texas, and Toni Howard of MS; uncles, Christopher Smith of Brookhaven, Andy Howard of TX, and Dustin Howard of TX and a large number of cousins, extended family and friends.