Everett Hayes Jefferson Jr., 80

SMYRNA - Everett Hayes Jefferson Jr., age 80, of Smyrna, formerly of Laurel, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2009, in the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill, Smyrna. Born in Seaford, the son of the late Florence Ida Littleton and Everett Hayes Jefferson Sr. He was a self employed Driver/Trainer of harness horses. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Dover. He is survived by two daughters, Lynda S. McHugh of Seaford, and Deborah L. Steeley of Georgetown; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Esther Wroten Jefferson in 1994. Services and burial will be private. Arrangements by Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Seaford.