James F. Hosley

Hosley, James F.Age 69, was born Aug. 2, 1946 to Allen and Carrie (Carroll ) Hosley.God took him home Dec. 25, 2015 following the diagnosis (Sept. 28th) of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.He suffered mightily - fighting to stay with us.Jim was a lifelong resident of Chemung County's Southside -graduating from SHS in 1964.He served our Country during the Viet Nam Era in the Air Force as a Linguist.Some folks may remember Jim as "Big Jim" when he worked for Liddy's and then HT Bergh's as an Auto Mechanic or from 1982-2001,when he worked as a Postal Clerk for the U.S. Postal Service.In 1997, he was diagnosed with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and has worked consistently since then to educate himself and others about this Genetic Condition that affects the Lungs and / or Liver in those affected.He has served as a Local Support Leader for the Alpha-1 Association and (more recently) for the Alpha-1 Foundation since the 2 organizations merged.His wife will continue his efforts locally. He is survived by his wife of 32 years Carol (Elliott) Hosley, his siblings: Walter (Chris) Hosley, Phillip (Donna) Hosley, Altah (Mike) Birkholz and Lois (Paul) Nugent, 3 children: Lisa Hosley, Tim (CasandraStone-Pardy), and Tina (Dan) Tyler, 7 biological grandchildren, and 7 "unofficially adopted" grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Viewing is scheduled for 1:30 - 4:30 on Saturday, January 2nd, 2015 with dinner at 4:30 at the First Nazarene Church, 1136 Broadway St. Elmira, NY followed by the Memorial Service at 6:00 PM.Graveside service to be held Monday Jan 4th at 11:00 AM at Forest Lawn.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to The Alpha-1 Foundation, 3300 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, Florida; or Back To Basics Christian Fellowship, 1532 Pennsylvania Avenue, Pine City, NY 14871