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Happy Valentine's Day to the Fishers - 85 years
 Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher Maintain World Record for Longest Marriage - AARP Bulletin Today Couple Maintains World Record for Longest Marriage. Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher, of North Carolina, have been married 85 years as of May 13, 2009.  Herbert, 104, is amazed at their longevity. “I didn’t know I would be married this long,” he says. The retired Coca-Cola Bottling Co. mechanic still has a sharp mind, though his hearing is failing. Revered as a hard-working husband and father, Herbert built the family home in 1942, and he and his wife still reside there. His diligence and aggressive saving paid for the college educations of the couple’s five children. They also have 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Besides family, God and the church have been ever-present in the Fishers’ lives. They have maintained memberships at separate houses of worship during their marriage. She belongs to Jones Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; he’s a member of Pilgrim Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Both are in James City, the close-knit community where they grew up together. The centenarians have a loving understanding of each other and enjoy a simple life. They are fond of television news programs, and Herbert especially likes watching his favorite baseball team, the Atlanta Braves. They also take pleasure in sitting on their front porch to watch neighbors come and go and railroad trains whisk by. The hoopla over their accomplishment doesn’t faze them at all. Zelmyra, 101, scorns the idea that there’s some secret to the longevity of their marriage. “No secrets,” she says. “There isn’t any secret. It was only God that kept us together.” Their granddaughter Iris Godette is responsible for arranging the Guinness recognition.  An early photo of the Fishers circa 1960
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Some black folks seem so unafraid of speaking about people & God. Good story.
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God bless them, something to be said for the traditional family, hard work and loyalty. Their record may stand forever. Great example for everyone.
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