Sally Repass Roman

Pandemic Influenza Storybook

Storyteller: Louise Taylor

Location: Virginia

Storyteller Louise Taylor (left) and her grandmother Sally Repass Roman on Tunnel Hill in Russell County, VA in the late 1950's.

My grandmother, Sally Repass Roman, lost her first born at 5 years of age to the flu in the winter of 1918. The son′s name was Alfred Roman. Although she was blessed with other children, Sally never got over the loss of Alfred and spoke of him often. It is believed that Alfred is buried in the family plot near the old home place close to Tunnel Hill in Russell County, Virginia.