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Elderly couple missing from Crown City, Ohio

March 15, 2008 @ 10:20 PM

CROWN CITY, Ohio -- An elderly Crown City, Ohio, couple reported missing Friday have still not been found.

The couple, Patty and Willard Frye, were last Thursday in East Lynn, W.Va., traveling in a dark blue Ford Focus, heading west on W.Va. 37 toward Wayne.

A missing persons report was filed with the West Virginia State Police Wayne Detachment. Both have medical conditions that have family and friends concerned. Patty Frye, 72, has been diagnosed with dementia and diabetes, and Willard Frye, 76, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Patty is approximately 5-foot-4-inches and 145 pounds. She has brown, graying hair about shoulder length. Willard, 76, is bald with some white hair around his ears. He is about 5-foot-8-inches, approximately 135 pounds and walks hunched over.

Anyone with information that can assist to the investigation is asked to contact the West Virginia State Police Wayne Detachment at (304) 272-5131.

Willard Frye, left, of Crown City, Ohio, was reported missing on Friday.

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Patty Frye of Crown City, Ohio, had been reported missing on Friday.

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