| Date of Birth | March 4, 1929 |
| Passed Away | November 25, 2018 |
| Place of Residence | Arkport |
| Home State | N.Y. |
| Service Date | December 4, 2018 |
| Service Time | 4 p.m. |
| Service Location | Arkport Presbyterian Church |
James D. Piatt
ARKPORT – James D. Piatt died peacefully on Sunday (Nov. 25, 2018) at the age of 89.
Survived by his wife of 68 years, Edith Catherine; two daughters Cathy (Dan) Baschmann and Susan Acciari; five sons James Jr. (Colleen), Steven (Mercedes), David (Jennifer), Robert (Anna Marie), and William (Suzanne); one brother Dean (Carol) Piatt; thirteen grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren, all of whom he dearly loves.
Preceded in death by his parents Donavan E. and Leah (James) Piatt; two sisters Barbara (Herbert) Jennings, Dorothy (William) Farnsworth, one brother Bernard J. (Marguerite) Piatt, and son in law Ron Acciari.
Born March 4, 1929 in Angelica, he moved to Arkport with his family in July of 1940 where he has since lived, except for his four years in the Navy serving on board a naval troop ship as a hospital corpsman. Much of his military service was spent in the Pacific during the Korean conflict. Returning home to Arkport with his wife Edith and daughter Cathy, he attended Alfred State College. Upon completing college, he began work with the New York State Department of Transportation and retired after 31 years of public service as a highway engineer.
James served the community as a Scoutmaster, PTA President, volunteer fireman, Chairman of the Board of Assessment Review, member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, Sunday School Superintendent, and various church boards as a member of the Arkport Presbyterian Church. He was also a member of the Arkport American Legion, Arkport Exchange Club, and the Arkport Cemetery Association.
Among his loves was camping with his family, bowling, square dancing with the Buds and Blossoms, round dancing, and golf. He also very much enjoyed any excuse to gather his family together.
Calling hours will be held on Tuesday (Dec. 4, 2018) at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Jim’s Life at 4 p.m. at the Arkport Presbyterian Church in Arkport.
Jim’s family would like to thank everyone for their overwhelming support and prayers.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Arkport Presbyterian Church, 15 Main St., P.O. Box 6, Arkport, N.Y. 14807 or to a charity of donor’s choice.
Online condolences or remembrances of Jim are welcomed on the Facebook page of Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc.
My sincere condolences for your loss. Jim was a wonderful person and will always be remembered
Condolences to all the Piatts at the passing of your beloved Jim. It is a loss to all of Arkport and we will surely miss that grin that could light up the whole room. Our prayers are that God will surround you all with the comfort that only He can bestow.
Grandpa was always kind, helpful, generous, and just brought a sense of calm every time you talked to him.
He was tech savvy and taught me a lot about computers when I was very young.
He was also an avid reader and a big fan of Louie L’amour.
Though I hunted for years I never found the books he requested. I’m sorry Grandpa.
I love and miss you dearly.
I am so sorry for your loss. It’s never easy. I pray you’ll embrace the Lord’s comfort as only HE can give.
I will miss his smiling face at the golf course. He always had a great attitude and could make my day brighter. My sympathy to the family in the loss of this wonderful man.
I first met Jim and Edith at the annual Piatt conference a number of years ago. I was greeted with warm smiles and hugs. We felt like family instantly. I made them a scrapbook of our weekend together which included a trip to the Piatt Castle in Ohio. I will forever cherish those memories of Jim, Edith and our adventures together as we researched our genealogy. Heaven has another angel. God Bless You, Jim!