Roy Welch Missing Person Case

Aug 28, 2017

Jan 12, 2024

Roy

Welch

58

50

72 inches

75 inches

180 lbs

220 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the late summer of 2015, concerns began to grow for the well-being of 50-year-old Roy Lee Welch of Oakdale, Tennessee. His sister reported that her last contact with him was on August 28, 2015. Family members had last seen him in person on that same day, when they gathered in Oakdale for his mother's funeral. After the service, his relatives returned to their respective homes in other states, marking the last time they would see or hear from him. Although official records indicate that Roy's driver's license was updated on September 4, 2015, it has not been confirmed if he was the one who personally conducted the update. This date, however, is widely cited as the last time there was any activity connected to him. At the time of his disappearance, Roy was living with his girlfriend and her son. Roy Lee Welch is described as a white male, standing between 6 feet and 6 feet 3 inches tall, and weighing between 180 and 220 pounds. He has brown hair, which he might have kept shaved, and brown eyes. He sometimes wore a mustache or a goatee. Distinguishing features include a scar on his face, a blue earring in his left ear, and multiple tattoos. Specifically, he has a tattoo of a Chinese symbol on his right wrist and a Road Runner tattoo on his upper right arm. Details regarding the clothing he was wearing at the time he went missing are unknown. The Morgan County Sheriff's Office is the primary investigating agency for his case, with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation also involved. The circumstances surrounding Roy Welch's disappearance have led his family and investigators to suspect that foul play may have been involved. Despite the passage of time, his case remains an active missing person investigation. His information has been entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), and he is listed as one of several long-term missing individuals from Morgan County. The lack of any concrete leads or communication from Roy since September 2015 has left his loved ones with unanswered questions and a profound sense of loss. The investigation represents a search for answers and a hope for closure for a family who last saw their loved one during a time of grieving.

Sep 04, 2015

Oakdale

Tennessee

Morgan County

37829

No

33061

Morgan County Sheriffs Office

Wartburg

Tennessee

Morgan County

37887

Esau Hamby

Investigator

414 Main Street, Tennessee

4233466262

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.morgancountytn.gov/government/sheriff_s_department.php

16-01203

2016-03-11

Morgan County Sheriffs Office

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

07/05/2026