James E. Flynn

James E. Flynn
of Johnson City
James E. Flynn passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 20, 2008, at home with his family by his side. He was predeceased by his first wife, Alma O'Brien Councilman Flynn in 1975; and his daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Phillip Clough. He is survived by his present wife, Janet E. Saunders, Johnson City; his daughter, Patricia Kandle and husband, George, Katonah, N.Y.; sons, William Councilman and wife, Peggy, Johnson City, Robert Flynn, Johnson City; his sister, Nell Shull and her son, Bobby, Maitland, Fla.; a special cousin, Louise Mahaffey, Elizabethtown, Pa.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jim graduated from Mahaffey High School in 1928 and continued to attend class reunions. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and worked with several local employers before joining IBM and retired in 1971. Jim was an avid gardener, hunter and fisherman. "I go a fishing in due measure, an apostolic use
of leisure. I grant it is
my earnest wish, my keen
delight to hook a fish."
"In Fishing and Thinking"
by A.A. Luce
Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y. The Deacon Joe Federowicz will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 4-6 at the Ernest H. Parsons Funeral Home, Inc., 71 Main St., Binghamton.