Showing posts with label The oldest African American couple alive. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Oldest African American Couple Alive!


Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher (seen above) always viewed marriage as meant to be forever. So, why wouldn’t they still be married after 84 years? 

The Craven County, N.C., couple at 103 and 102 years old, is the longest living married couple in the world and they have the certificate from the Guinness World Records to prove it!

Their granddaughter Iris Godette submitted their names to the Guinness, which authenticated their claim. 

Zelmyra who uses a walker to get around the house and the yard, still remembers why she decided to marry Herbert on May 13, 1924:  


“He was not mean; he was not a fighter,” she told the Sun Journal, “He was quiet and kind. He was not much to look at, but he was sweet.”

Talk about true love to the end of time!

2009 LA