Justin Jarrell Jefferson

Justin Jarrell Jefferson, 26, of Columbia, South Carolina passed away suddenly on December 6, 2017. He was born on February 27, 1991 in Monroe, Louisiana to Kevin and Gwendolyn Rogers Jefferson. Justin was born in Monroe, Louisiana and moved from place to place with his military family; leaving friends everywhere he went. He graduated from Hayfield High School, June 2009 in Alexandria, Virginia where he developed a love for track and field. Justin was an all-state indoor sprinter. He attended Central Texas College before transferring to Sam Houston State University where he studied Kinesiology. Justin enjoyed playing guitar and working out. He was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman. He served in both the Texas and South Carolina National Guard as a communications specialist. Justin accepted Christ as his lord and savior February, 2010. He was kind, multi-talented, and fearless; he will be missed tremendously Justin is survived by his parents of Columbia, SC; two sisters, Ashley and Brooke Jefferson; his niece, Aaliyah Jefferson, all of Columbia; grandmothers, Lucy Rogers, Monroe, LA and Georjean Jefferson Jackson, Lake Providence, LA. He is also survived by many uncles, Maurice Thomas, Lee Lenard (Orrell) Rogers, Nathaniel (Jean) Virgil, Bertram (Jessica) Rogers, Gerald Virgil (Pete). Aunts: Toney Davis (Virge) Washington, Adoria (Kenneth) Stokes, & Charlotte Jefferson. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Johnnie Rogers, Tallulah LA and James Hinton, Lake Providence, LA. Honorary Pallbearers will be Maurice Thomas, Bertram Rogers, Lee Rogers, Nathaniel Virgil, Gerald Virgil and Robert Williams. Active Pall Bearers will be Bertram Rogers Jr., Kevin Davis, Marques Ardoin, James McWain, Jeremy Spell and James Spell, Jr. The family will receive friends at Thompson Funeral Home at Greenlawn Memorial Park, 845 Leesburg Road, Columbia, SC 29209 on December 15, 2017 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. A celebration of Justin will be at 1:00 PM on December 16, 2017 in the chapel at Thompson Funeral Home at Greenlawn Memorial Park, 845 Leesburg Road, Columbia, SC 29209, with Pastor Richard Mitchell officiating. Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Serenity Gardens following the funeral services with a repass immediately following in the Community Room at Thompson Funeral Home at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the Harvest Fellowship Church, 5360 Hard Scrabble Rd, Blythewood, SC · (803) 714-9166. Family and friends may sign the online guest book at www.thompsonsfuneral.com.