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William G. Hawthorne, Sr.
February 12, 2017

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William G. Hawthorne, Sr., 82, formerly of Smithfield, died peacefully, Sunday February 12, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Home in East Greenwich. He was the husband of the late Ruth A. (Fairfield) Hawthorne.
Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Frederick and Dorothy (Morrissey) Hawthorne.
A lifelong member of Teamsters Local #251, he retired from Providence Newport Distributors and Johnson & Wales University.
He is survived by his son, William G. Hawthorne of Cumberland, his daughters, Judith Turner of Sterling, CT and Janice Byrne and her husband, John of Portsmouth, his six grandchildren; Elizabeth, Justin, Jessica, William, Emily and Jack, his three great grandchildren; Wesley, Mason and Wyatt, his sister, Dorothy Johnson of Warwick, and his brother, Frederick (Fred) Hawthorne and his wife, Kathy of Henderson, NV. He was the brother of the late Albert Hawthorne.
A Mass of Christian Burial to which relatives and friends are invited will be held Thursday at 10 AM at St. Joseph Church, 144 Danielson Pike, Scituate. Visitation respectfully omitted. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to St. Elizabeth Community, 1 St. Elizabeth Way, East Greenwich, RI 02818.

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Anderson Winfield Funeral Home
Route 44 at Greenville Common
Greenville, RI 02828
401-949-0180