Posted on 04/26/2007 9:56:41 PM PDT by Bartholomew Roberts
Edited on 04/26/2007 10:30:02 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
The Warren County Sheriff's Office says its seeks the public's assistance in locating two elderly women from Warren County.
Mary Ellen Walters, 68, and Ada Wasson, 80, were last seen last Thursday April 19th at Otterbein Retirement Living Community located at State Routes 741 and 63 in Warren County. The two women live in the Patio Homes section, which is an independent living area.
They are believed to be in Mrs. Wasson's’ silver 2000 Chevrolet Impala bearing Ohio registration DG 30 LC. The women were believed to have been traveling to a JC Penney outlet center either in Columbus, Ohio or Carrollton, Ky.
Friends and neighbors alerted sheriff’s detectives Sunday that the women had not returned when expected.
Detectives have not been able to locate any record of their whereabouts after leaving home. There has been no activity on any gas or credit cards belonging to the women.
Foul play is not suspected at this time, but police are concerned for the women’s safety.
Major John Newsom said detectives have exhausted most of their investigative options.
“We just need the public’s help at this point,” he said.
If you can help, call (513) 925-1280 during business hours or (513) 925-2525 after business hours.
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UPDATE
There will be a search Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 27, 28, 29 - anywhere 50 miles east or west of I-71 from Columbus to Carrollton, KY. Grab a map, some posters and stake out a plot of territory to search. They could truly be anywhere.
Travel the roads less travelled and go down dirt roads and look down long driveways to abandoned homes. It would be great to hang a poster on "No Outlet" signs after driving down dead end roads so as to alert others that the road has already been searched.
Take a couple bottles of water and a snack in case you find them! They'll be thirsty and hungry!
For more information, or to print some posters, go to www.neighborsearch.info
A $5000 reward is being offered by the Warren County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you.
OTTERBEIN RETIREMENT LIVING COMMUNITIES
580 North State Route 741, Tel: (513) 933-5400
________________________________________________________________________ Date: April 26, 2007
Release Date: Immediate
Subject: Community Concerned
For more information call:
Bob Benson, President
Otterbein Lebanon Retirement Living Community
513 933-5498
or Rosemary Cicak, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations,
Otterbein Homes
513 933-5448.
_______________________________________________________________________
Otterbein Community Concerned – Your Help Needed
Otterbein Retirement Living Communities and the Warren County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two neighbors, who live in the patio home area of the Otterbein Lebanon community. Ada Wasson, 80 and Mary Ellen Walters, 68, a retired United Methodist Pastor, were last seen on Thursday April 19th on the Otterbein Lebanon Retirement Community campus located at Routes 741 and 63 in Warren County. The women were believed to have been traveling to a JC Penny outlet center either in Columbus, Ohio or Carrolton, Kentucky.
The two were traveling in Mrs. Walters’ 2000 Chevrolet Impala, silver in color bearing Ohio registration DG 30 LC
Detectives have not been able to locate any record of their whereabouts after leaving home. Foul play is not suspected at this time.
Otterbein is diligently working with both the families and the authorities to do everything possible to help locate both individuals. We ask that the public join us in praying for the families.
If you have any information that may help, please contact the Warren County Sheriff’s Office at 513 695-1280.
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Please join the search for Mary Ellen and Ada if you can this weekend, even if it is for a few moments. Print a couple of the posters and hand them out at stores or post by roads you have searched.
Because they have been gone so long already, it is believed they are stuck at the end of some scarcely travelled lane or have run off the road in an out-of-the-way spot.
Mrs. Wasson has had been affected with disorientation before while driving. They left without telling anyone which specific location they were headed to. Neither of the women carried a cell phone.
Mary Ellen is infirm and could not leave the car without assistance. She is also a retired United Methodist minister.
Thank you for posting this Mr. Roberts.
I hope and pray they are found alive and well.
Updates appreciated.
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Prayers for these missing ladies.
Living in the Cleveland area, I will carry a description of their vehicle and its license number with me as I am out and about. Prayers up for these two.
They literally could be anywhere near the I-71 corridor between Columbus and Carrollton, KY. The police interviewed a neighbor that tried to go eight miles to a movie theater with Ada the day before this all happened.
Ada and the neighbor drove for two hours and never found the movie theater. They did make it home that day though.
Prayers up, & BTTT!
Anybody have Ohio or Kentucky ping lists?
Praying for you and the women in this situation...
Maybe the mods could put this somewhere more prominent?
BTTT
This happened here (Florida) a few years ago, and I believe they tracked by cell phone.
Please know I will be praying!
I’m sorry to hear of this development. You all have my prayers. I hope they are found safe and healthy.
Ping!
Is this possible?....Amin.Mod
Can somebody talk to Admin Moderator and do what they can to move it up, etc. I’m busy coordinating search areas and doing the press thing.
Thanks Freepers for any any help here and on the ground!!!!
Brad Nixon
Back to the top...
BTTT for the late afternoon crowd....
Any update?
BTTT
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Prayer bump.
jm
Logan’s Prayer Warriors...would you please lift these two ladies up in prayer???
prayer bump
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