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Melvin E. Campbell Found

The 77-year-old Smyrna man who went missing Saturday morning has been found, police said. In St. Louis. Melvin E. Campbell had last been seen at his Woodlands Apartment home on Woodlands Drive in Smyrna by his son at 7:30 Saturday morning. “He has had a history of leaving his residence and traveling long distances,” police said of Campbell, who walks with the use of a walker and drags his feet. “He has been located in New Orleans in the recent past, as well as Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.” Campbell took a bus from Atlanta to Nashville, then another bus to St. Louis, where he was found, Smyrna police spokesman Robert Harvey told the AJC. "He was attempting to get transportation to Tulsa, Oklahoma, then ultimately to California, where we understand he has family," Harvey said. Campbell was then transported to a St. Louis hospital to ensure his health is stable. Campbell is dependent on insulin and has dementia and cardiac issues. Any more time without his medication and Campbell would have been in grave danger of becoming deathly ill, Harvey said.

Jesse Johnson Found

Ralph Hall Missing

STODDARD COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - The search resumes for a missing man who hasn't been since 1:15 Monday afternoon.

Crop duster and helicopters will search by air for 76-year-old Ralph Hall.

The search was called off Monday night until daylight Tuesday morning.

Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner says Hall was last seen leaving the Dexter McDonald's Monday afternoon.

The Sheriff says he was there drinking coffee with his friends.  His wife says he's usually at home and in bed by the time it gets dark but he hasn't come home.

Hall does not have a history of health problems, no dementia or Alzheimer's.

Sheriff Hefner says there have been no new clues to what might have happened.  Hall has a wife and son in the area.

Friends and family say there was no abnormal behavior that they noticed.

About 60 people searched for Hall Monday.  Local fire departments from Dexter to Morehouse searched south of Highway 60.  That's where crews will pick up the search will happen Tuesday.

Ralph Hall is 5'8" and about 150 pounds.  He was last seen wearing a tan shirt and blue jeans, a camouflage cap and brown shoes.   He drives a 2004 Ford Frontier Minivan.  The license plate number is UA2-W8T.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department or your local police.

John Smith Found

Roberta “Susan” Knipp Found

A missing elderly Riverside woman was found early this morning and reunited with her family.

A person called police about 2:25 a.m. after seeing an elderly woman walking in a parking lot in the 2400 block of N.W. Vivion Road in Riverside.

Officers responding to the scene verified the woman was Roberta “Susan” Knipp, who had been reported missing around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

She was reunited with her family. Police said Knipp might have become lost while driving. She reportedly has symptoms relating to Alzheimer’s disease.

Prior to her disappearance, Knipp was last seen traveling north on U.S. 169 from Northwest Briarcliff Parkway. She was driving a red 1997 Chrysler Town and Country minivan with Missouri license plates YD7 X0V.

Her minivan was still missing.

Anyone with information about the location of the minivan is asked to call Riverside police at 816-741-1191.

Missing Person: Darrell Allen Body was Found

MACON COUNTY - A person found 74-year-old Macon resident Darrell Allen dead Sunday, five days after he went missing.

Allen's body was found at 1:30 Sunday afternoon along Normandale Road, east of Missouri Route Y. The Macon County Sheriff's Department pronounced him dead on the scene.

The Missouri Highway Patrol said there were no signs of foul play. Allen had been suffering from dementia and it's possible he just wandered off.

"Six out of ten [people with dementia or Alzheimer's Disease] will wander, sometimes more than once," Pam Richmond with the Mid-Missouri Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association said.

The Alzheimer's Association exists to assist those facing a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and dementia. They offer various services to help families make sure their loved ones are safe. MedicAlert Safe Return is a necklace or bracelet that has a phone number on it to contact if the person gets lost. They also encourage Comfort Zone, a Web-based location tracker, like a GPS system.

This is in addition to the personal services they offer like classes and over-the-phone care consultations. It's work Richmond is passionate about.

"The disease is kind of a light switch, you can be within a block from your home and that light switch goes off and they have no idea where they are so it's very important to take safety steps to prevent that sort of thing from happenening," Richmond said.

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