North Brookfield – William P. Ring, 48, of North Brookfield died December 31, 2016 at home. He was born in Nashua, NH on December 6, 1968. He attended Westfield High School and was a Forklift operator for the Coca Cola bottling Company in Northampton where he was known as “Box Car Billy”. Billy enjoyed fishing, motorcycles, playing his guitar and listening to music. He leaves a daughter Marilyn T. Ring of Westfield, his father Roger W. Ring of North Brookfield, his mother Irene (Lepine) Ring of Westfield, two brothers, Jonathan Mathis of Ware and David Viveiros of Ashford, CT, four sisters, Melissa Ring of Russell, Lynn Stone of Goosecreek, SC Rebecca Viveiros of Berlin, NH and Melissa Leighton of Berlin NH. The funeral will be Saturday January 14, 2017 at 4 PM at the Firtion-Adams Funeral Home 76 Broad St. Westfield. Calling hours will precede the service from 2-4 PM at the funeral home. Burial will be at the convenience of the family in the spring.In Lieu of flowers donations in William’s memory may be made to the any charity. firtionadams.com
