William F. Griffith “Bill” 89 of Sarasota, FL and formerly of South Yarmouth died Sunday June 27, 2021.

He was the loving husband of the late Marion K. (Maloney) Griffith who died in 2015. The were married for 57 years.

Born and raised in New Bedford, William was the son of the late Patrick W. and Ann (Martin) Griffith. He graduated from Coyle Cassidy High School, Stonehill College and Bridgewater State. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was honorably discharged with the rank of Corporal in 1953.

After moving to Cape Cod in 1957, he served as a teacher at the Ezra H. Baker School in West Dennis and retired as principal of the Nathaniel H. Wixon Middle School in South Dennis.

He was an avid golfer and longtime member of the Bass River and Bayberry Golf Clubs.

William is survived by four children, Patrick Griffith and his wife, Cindee, Michael Griffith and his wife, Debra, Maureen Lorino and her husband, Jim, and William Griffith Jr. and his wife, Stacey; three sisters, Elizabeth Brennan and her husband, Francis, Anne Gingras, Mary Louise McCarthy and her husband James; a sister in-law, Barbara MacLeod and her husband, Bruce; three brothers in- law, Dr. Sylvester Maloney, Jr and his wife, Donna, Raymond Vigeant, and Richard Perezentz; thirteen grandchildren, William and his wife Alice, Riley, Casey, Reagan, Mikaela, Isabella, Kylie, Liam and Meaghan Griffith, and Nicholas, Angela, Elizabeth and John Lorino; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife and parents, William was predeceased by five sisters, Patricia Gracia, Dagny Tripp, Kathleen Quatieri and her husband, Alfred, Joan Flood and her husband, John, and Julia Vigeant; a brother, Edward Griffith; a sister in-law, Gail Perzentz; and a brother in-law, Paul Gingras.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday July 10 in the Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Ave., South Yarmouth.

Interment will follow in Ancient Cemetery, Ancient Way, Yarmouth Port..

Visiting hours will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday July 9 in the funeral home.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

My heartfelt condolences to all the Griffith family. Your Dad was such a help to my mother-in-law Aldea Gagnon for those many years as a neighbor. We thank him for that and also for his service to both our country and to the DY School District. You have my deepest sympathy for your loss. Sheila Gagnon

Our condolences to the Griffith and Maloney Families from The Hearn Family of Newfoundland.