In Brockton, December 2, 2008 William C. Kearns died at the Guardian Center Rehab Center in Brockton at the age of 84. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Hickey) Kearns. Born in Taunton, William was the son the late William and Mary (Gaffney) Kearns. William graduated from Coyle High School in 1942 after that he enlisted into the U.S. Army. William was a retired Supervisor for the Commonwealth of Mass for Paul A. Dever State School in Taunton. After retirement he was a lifeguard at the YMCA and coached various local teams (Taunton High Softball & CYO) and youth teams also belonged to the Gaelic Society. Williams was the father of Diane Kearns of Taunton and Kevin Kearns of Taunton. Grandfather of Michael and Karen Kearns both of Taunton. Brother of Beth Ryan of Stoughton, Alice Comerford of Westfield and Jack Kearns of Taunton. Funeral from the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington Street in Taunton Saturday December 6th at 8 am. Funeral Mass at St Andrew the Apostle on Kilmer Ave (St. Joseph Church) in Taunton at 9 am. Calling hours will be on Friday from 5-8 pm. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery in Taunton. In lieu of flowers donations in Williams memory may be made to The Guardian Center, Activities Dept, 888 No. Main Street, Brockton, Ma, 02301.