Barbara Thomason, a 63-year-old woman, was last seen on September 26, 2011, in Princeton, West Virginia. She disappeared from the Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center, located in the 200 block of 12th Street Extension. Ms. Thomason had been a patient at this facility for over two decades and was participating in their adult day care program. On the day she went missing, she was engaged in her regular chores, which included tidying the area around the center's building. Her last confirmed sighting was at approximately 11:10 a.m. near the Princeton Community Hospital. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a Virginia Tech t-shirt, blue jeans, tennis shoes, and a blue jacket.
Concerns for Ms. Thomason's well-being were heightened because she was considered a dependent adult and had missed her daily medication, which could have led to her becoming ill.
Described as a very friendly and trusting individual by her caregivers, her sudden disappearance was out of character. Ms. Thomason did not own a car, so it is believed she either left the area on foot or was given a ride by an unknown individual. The circumstances surrounding how she left the vicinity of the mental health center remain unclear.
In the autumn following her disappearance in 2011, there were several potential sightings of a woman matching Ms. Thomason's description reported in the West Virginia towns of Bluefield, Welch, and Tazewell. However, none of these sightings could be definitively confirmed as being Barbara Thomason. Law enforcement was notified of her disappearance the day after she was last seen, and her case was entered into national databases for missing persons. Despite these efforts, she has not been heard from since the day she vanished. Her case remains an active and unsolved missing person investigation.Last Seen: Sep 26, 2011
