Alvin 'Tommy' Jefferson Jr., 60

LAUREL - Alvin "Tommy" Jefferson Jr., passed away in his home on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. He was 60. He was born in Salisbury, a son of the late Alvin T. Jefferson Sr. whom passed in 2005, and his mother Bea Jefferson, of Laurel. Tommy was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps serving in the Vietnam War, receiving a Purple Heart and Presidential Unit Citation. His mother, Bea Jefferson, survives him; and his son, Jon T. Jefferson, both of Laurel; and his sister, Sandra Jefferson, of Rehoboth Beach. A Funeral Service was 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 at the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, 700 West St., Laurel. The Rev. Wayne Grier officiated. Burial followed in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel.