JOHN LAWRENCE PLUM, 48, of 214 Potomac Street, Boonsboro, Maryland, died on Thursday, December 1, 2005 at the Washington County Hospital. Born June 29, 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Joseph Edward and Ellamae McFarland Plum. He was employed with Raytheon. He was a ham radio operator. He is survived by his wife, Carol Mong Plum; one daughter, Elizabeth Plum of Boonsboro, Maryland; one step-daughter, Tiffany Hayes of Hagerstown; and three brothers, Joseph Plum of Bedington, West Virginia, Thomas Plum of Smithsburg, Maryland, and Charles Plum of Martinsburg, West Virginia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a. m. Tuesday at the MINNICH FUNERAL HOME, 415 East Wilson Boulevard. Pastor Jeff Summers will officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 7 to 9 p. m.