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Retro Fair Haven Fisk Chapel & Its People

Another version of the following was originally published in February of 2016 … 

The Fair Haven Fisk Chapel AME Church is home to many community founders and their families. Its history juts deep into the entrenched roots of Fair Haven life.

As of Saturday, it will have been host to two Fair Haven centenarians’ funeral services — Mrs. Suggs last month and Mrs. Jetter tomorrow.

The modest little place and its humble, welcoming people have a very rich history all their own. A lot of the names and faces are traceable back to the early days of the church, back in the mid-1800s.

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Retro Fair Havenite’s 100th; Mrs. Suggs

Friends, family and neighbors will gather on Saturday morning to say goodbye and pay tribute to longtime Fair Havenite Mrs. Lucille Suggs.

It wasn’t all that long ago when Mrs. Suggs  hit her 100th birthday.

So, the Retro Pic of the Day, offers a glimpse back to that milestone day in August of 2016.

Godspeed, Mrs. Suggs! Your memory keeps many a Fair Havenite smiling!