Mark Benjamin Will II

Mark Benjamin Will was born September 27, 1996, in Farmington, Missouri, to Cindy (Pryor) Will. He left this earth November 29, 2023, in Lebanon, Tennessee. Mark attended Viburnum Elementary School, where he was a good student. In 2008, his family moved to Lebanon, Tennessee. He graduated from Lebanon High School, where his favorite classes were history and criminal justice. He excelled in every sport that he played – baseball, football, wrestling, and cross country. Mark learned the value of hard work at an early age. His “Pa” used to take him to pick-up aluminum cans to recycle, which he loved. He used the money to buy a videogame system. As a teenager, he worked in fast food restaurants. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was employed at a Honda dealership as a car salesman. He laughed that he was one of only a few salespersons who could drive manual transmission cars. His favorite job was working as a server at fine dining restaurants in Nashville where he met several celebrities. Mark enjoyed playing video games, eating, lifting weights, playing with his cats, watching TV, cooking for friends, attending concerts, visiting amusement parks, taking care of house plants and flowers, and watching sporting events. He was a huge fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball and the New York Giants football teams. His favorite baseball player of all time was Bob Gibson. Mark took pride in his appearance and loved shopping for clothes and shoes. He was very intelligent and liked to talk about sports, history, cars, and politics. He had an amazing sense of humor, which he used to joke around with others. He would have done anything for a friend in need. He once saved a friend from drowning – the friend still talks about it to this day. Mark was preceded in death by: uncle, Dennis Pryor; aunt, Pam Brush; cousin, Jami Vance; great-grandparents, Howard & Faye Chandler and Lorian & Velma Pryor; and cats, Whitey, Blaze, Tabby, Smudge, and Star. Those left to mourn his untimely passing are: mom, Cindy Pryor and her boyfriend, Mike Al-Ageda; grandparents, Darrell & Betty Pryor; half-sisters, Taylor Carrick and Cara Will; uncle and aunts, Calvin & Vicky Pryor and Debbie Pryor; cousins, Trenton Moore, Amanda Jacks, Dereck Pryor, Morgan Pryor, and Kali Brush; longtime friends, Robert Ellsworth Jr., Robert Ellsworth, Sr., and Robert Williams; good friends, Alan Hadi, Paige Baltz and Grace Jackson; cats, Domino and Sheba; several great aunts & uncles, second cousins, friends, co-workers, and former classmates. Yellow was Mark’s favorite color because it was one of only a few colors that he could see due to his severe color blindness, but now he can see every color vividly, his painful scoliosis has also been cured. He will be missed by so many loved ones. Funeral Services for Mark Benjamin Will II were held Wednesday, December 6, 2023, in the Wilson Mortuary Viburnum Chapel with Ronnie Chandler officiating. Special Music was provided by Terry and Sharon Chandler with additional song selections played “I Won’t Let Go”, “Home”, and “Noone but You (Only the Good Die Young””. Serving as Pallbearers were Trenton Moore, Calvin Pryor, Dereck Pryor, Robert Ellsworth Jr., Robert Ellsworth Sr., and Robert Williams. Honorary Pallbearers were Darrell Pryor, Randy Pryor, and Terry Chandler. Burial was in the Boss Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Wilson Mortuary of Viburnum, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made in memory of Mark Will to Wilson Mortuary to help with final expenses. Memorial Envelopes will be available.

Mark Benjamin Will II

September 27, 1996 - November 29, 2023