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- Gordie Silver
- Gordon Eugene Silver
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Gordon Eugene “Gordie” Silver (1945-2018), country music fan and collector, was born May 1, 1945 in Springfield, Nova Scotia, to Wesley and Florence (Wile) Silver. Gordie trained as a cartographer and was employed with the Provincial Government, Bowater Mersey and the County of Annapolis Assessment Division. He retired in 1996. He married Terry Whitman in circa 1970 and had 2 daughters. Gordie Silver loved music, especially international country music star Hank Snow (1914-1999). Gordie started his massive record collection of Hank Snow albums in 1955 at the age of 10 and served as president of the Hank Snow International Fan Club in the 1980s. He died November 4, 2018 at his home in Round Hill, NS.
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Created 2022-09-15 Karen White
Revised 2022-10-31 Karen White (edited bio)
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“Gordon Eugene ‘Gordie’ Silver Obituary” on Middleton Funeral Home website accessed March 28, 2019 www.middletonfuneralhome.com/obituary/gordon-gordie-silver
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