Missing Bettie Kemp Smith Smith, approximately 2020 Date reported missing : 06/08/2020 Missing location (approx) : Long Branch, Texas Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : Black DOB : 12/15/1947 (73) Age at the time of disappearance: 72 years old Height / Weight : 5'8, 110 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A pastel-colored shirt, white jeans, black and white sneakers, a short wavy black or reddish-brown wig and a baseball cap. Medical conditions : Smith was in the advanced stAge at the time of disappearance: s of dementia at the time of her disappearance. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Smith's ears are pierced. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Smith was last seen at her residence in the 900 block of County Road 158 in Long Branch, Texas on June 8, 2020. Her son saw her go out onto the porch that evening; she enjoyed spending time outside. When he went outside to tell her to get ready for bed, she was gone. She had apparently wandered away and has never been heard from again. The police were called at 11:00 p.m. and an extensive search began, but it turned up no sign of Smith. She lived with her son and her husband of 55 years at the time of her disappearance. She had wandered away from home before, sometimes hiding after she did so, but would always be found a short time later. Her case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Panola County Sheriff’s Office 903-693-0333 September 2021 updates and sources Texas Department of Public Safety Panola County Sheriff’s Office Jessica Maddox KLTV 7 October 12, 2004. June 10, 2021; . |