ANN E. GRIFFIN , age 72, of Hingham, died on Wednesday, April 21st at the New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton after a long illness. Born in Weymouth, Miss Griffin was a lifelong resident of Hingham. She attended Hingham schools and for many years was a bookkeeper for The Talbots of Hingham. She was an active member of St. Paul's Church in Hingham and a former member of the Hingham Housing Authority.She was the sister of Mary L. Libby of Hingham, the late William H. Griffin and the late David F. Griffin. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, April 24th at 10 AM at St. Paul's Church, Hingham Square.Visiting hours at the Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel, 21 Pond St., Hingham on Friday from 5-8 PM.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the American Diabetes Association, 330 Congress St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02210.The interment will be in St. Paul's Cemetery, Hingham.