JAMES R "JIM" LOOMIS SR of Buffalo, NY died October 21, 2017 at the age of 85. A third generation funeral director, he spent 68 years operating the Loomis, Offers & Loomis, Inc., which his grandfather founded in 1893. Many area funeral directors did their apprenticeship under Loomis. He was a member of the New York Funeral Directors Association and the Erie Niagara Funeral Directors Association.