William (Bill) G. Snoozy, 84, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Morningside Manor in Alcester, SD. Bill was born on October 19, 1927 in Centerville, SD to Alfred (Edsol) and Ella (Johnson) Snoozy. He grew up in Beresford and graduated from Beresford High School in 1946. He then joined the Air Force and was stationed in Germany. Upon his discharge, he attended USD in Vermillion, SD, and received a Bachelor's degree in Education. Bill married Letha Larson on June 15, 1952 in Beresford. In 1956, they moved their family to Fenton, MI, where he taught school for a number of years. He also attended the University of Michigan, where he earned his Master's Degree in Education Administration. He served as the principal of Fenton Middle School, retiring in 1976, when the family returned to South Dakota. He then ran a water hauling business, and he and Letha owned and operated the cafe and gas station in Davis, SD. In 1980, they moved to Scotland, SD where he was the Junior/Senior High School principal until retiring in 1989. He moved to Akron, IA upon retirement, and lived at and managed Ridgewood Apartments. He then moved to Yankton to live near his daughter for several years, before returning to Beresford again in 2009. Bill was a resident at Morningside Manor in Alcester since November 2011 until the time of his death. Survivors include his four children, Mike of Beresford; Nancy (Vick) Johnson of Yankton; Jane (Dan) Waterman of Hawarden; and Tom of Alturas, CA; four grandchildren, Brian (Jen) Weiland of Beresford; Becky (Dustin) Sohl of Hudson; Sadie Davis, and Sophie (Tyler) Jurrens all of Hawarden; and six great-grandchildren, Katie, Lane, Jalyn, Leigha, Josie, and Kinlee, and one great-granddaughter due in October; two sisters-in-law, Audrey Snoozy of Beresford; and Eudora Larson of Flagstaff, AZ; and brother-in-law John Larson and wife Flora of Sun City, AZ; and many nieces and nephews. Bill was preceded in death by his wife Letha; his parents; two brothers, Howard and and Don; a sister, Vardell, in childhood; his in-laws, Harold and Hazel Larson; brother-in-law Harold (Lars) Larson; sister-in-law Ann Snoozy; and son-in-law Vick Johnson. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM, Monday, July 2, 2012 at Beresford Zion United Methodist Church with burial to follow at St. Peter Cemetery, rural Beresford. Visitation with family present will be Sunday from 5PM to 7PM at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford.