October 13, 2009

Good News Tuesday: Fisher's Celebrate World-Record 84th Anniversary

Soulclap to NAACP Wichita Blog for sharing this Liz Bowles/Sun Journal article with us!

A Craven County couple are in the Guinness World Records book. The two did nothing outlandish such as sky-diving upside down, dancing for days, taking the longest lawn mower ride or having the most tattoos. No, Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher of the Brownsville community have been married for more than 84 years. That is a feat in itself. They have the world record of the longest marriage for a living couple.

They can thank their granddaughter Iris Godette for getting the recognition. She submitted the information to the Guinness Book of Records. The information was apparently checked by Guinness and a certificate was given to the couple.

Herbert was born June 10, 1905. His hearing is going but his mind is sharp. Zelmyra was born Dec. 10, 1907. She uses a walker to get around the house and yard. The two of them can still give their reasons for marrying on May 13, 1924.

“He was not mean; he was not a fighter,” Zelmrya said. “He was quiet and kind. He was not much to look at but he was sweet.”

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful story Villager. Thanks for sharing.

Monie said...

@Villager

Wow, this is a great story!

"He was not much to look at but he was sweet.”


Lol

clnmike said...

Man that is the ultimate test in endurance.

Unknown said...

Symphony, Monie and Mike - Thanks for sharing your village voices on this week's meme! I'm very glad to be part of growing movement by Black bloggers to share some 'good news' at least once per week on our blogs!