On February 14, 1986, Michael Kline interviewed Roger Lee Morral, Sr., for the Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings project. Roger Lee Morral, Sr. was born on November 11, 1950, in Reisterstown, Maryland. Raised primarily by his aunt and uncle in Tucker County, West Virginia, Morral spent much of his early life in the community. He married Deborah Lynn Steinberg in 1977, and they have two children, Roger Lee Morral, Jr. and Tabitha Jane Morral. The interview begins with Morral recounting the events of November 4, 1985, when severe flooding hit the area.

Ruth Ann Toth and Holly Meadows, 10-8-1986 interviewed by M. Kline 

On February 24, 1986, Michael Kline interviewed Dr. Susan Schmitt for the Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings project. Schmitt reflects on her experience practicing medicine in rural Africa, emphasizing the differences and similarities in family structures between Africa and the United States, especially regarding the lack of child abuse and close family dynamics in Africa. She describes how these experiences shaped her perceptions, particularly her frustration with attitudes toward immunization in the U.S.

Thomas “Tom” L. Bonner was born in Gladwin, West Virginia in 1921. Bonner took part in West Virginia’s Civilian Conservation Corps and went on to serve in the United States Air Force during World War II. After the war, he returned home to Tucker County, where he lived with his wife, Freddie Rachel Waybright Bonner. Tom was working as a local bus driver when devastating floods struck the region in the fall of 1985. 

On April 3, 1986, Michael Kline interviewed Vittie and Thelma Lipscomb for the Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings project. Vittie Lipscomb, the eldest of ten children, grew up in Pine Run, West Virginia, and later moved closer to school. During the Great Depression, Vittie’s family farmed, selling produce to local mining communities. Vittie later served in World War II, participating in significant campaigns, including the D-Day invasion and the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest.