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Died:
Captain Ray C. RILEY — Hantsport
Of Hantsport, passed away peacefully May 30, 2022, at home, as he would have wished. He lived most of his 93 years in his family home except for a few years in Liverpool during the war when his father worked for Mersey Paper. He was predeceased by his parents, Clarence and Stella (Taylor); sister, Irma Ouellette; and wife, Jean (Silver). Ray loved playing baseball and hockey in his youth and was avid Toronto Blue Jays fan. He was pleased to know grandson, Reagan, shared his love of baseball and enjoyed hearing the stories of his games, both baseball and hockey. Ray was a volunteer fireman for the Hantsport Fire Department for many years. He enjoyed woodworking and all manners of carpentry and construction. He always had a project on the go and enjoyed lending a hand to others. When Ray was not on land, he was at sea. At 17, he went on what was envisioned to be a single trip and it turned into a 55 year career sailing almost exclusively for Gypsum Transportation Limited, with short stint as Captain of the Otis Wack in Hantsport. During his career he earned a Master Mariner (Foreign Going) license and held a Pilot’s License for the Bras d’Or Lakes (Little Narrows). He took command of new ships direct from the shipyards in Ontario, Germany, and Korea but spent the majority of this career plying the sea to and from various ports between the Eastern Seaboard and the Caribbean, always returning home to his family in Hantsport. In 2010 he was on board a barge in the Avon River, bringing a church from Walton to the Avondale dock. He later commented that his last job was “delivering a church with Capt. Stanley Lord”. “A fine, sturdy ship to sail in. And revered old shipmates to crew. And with an angel riding the Masthead And Land, now long out of view”. Family will be scheduling a service early August.

Family/Spouse: Jean Elizabeth Silver. Jean (daughter of Robert James Silver and Gladys Zetia Blades) was born about 1941 in Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; died on 26 Apr 1998 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

Clarence married Stella Jane Taylor on 27 Jun 1925. Stella (daughter of Robert Johnson Taylor and Clara Alice McCullough) was born on 16 Mar 1898 in Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; died on 18 Oct 1953 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia; was buried in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Postmaster at time of death.

Albert married Adelaide or Adeline Ester Marsters on 15 Aug 1882 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia. Adelaide (daughter of Ezekiel Nowlton Marsters and Marie Salter) was born on 16 Dec 1856; died on 10 Jan 1930 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia; was buried in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1911 Postmistress

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1932 Master of Tug Boat

Robert married Clara Alice McCullough on 4 May 1897 in Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. Clara was born in Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Owned and operated Masters\' Mill at Half Way River - HJ 16 Jan 1930

Ezekiel married Marie Salter on 25 Jan 1836. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]