Daniel Ray Craig, a 31-year-old White male from Guntown in Lee County, Mississippi, vanished on **December 17, 2023**. He was last seen departing from a residence on County Road 2346 in the Guntown/Saltillo area around midday. Neighbors report his phone last pinged near that residence early Monday morning, suggesting he didn’t venture far on the day he disappeared.
Physical descriptors from public missing-person listings indicate Daniel stood approximately 5′11″ to 6′1″ tall and weighed between 230–240 lbs. He had brown hair, blue eyes, and wore casual attire when last seen. His vehicle was found the same day at a residence on Fawn Grove Road in Itawamba County, a few miles from his last known location. Law enforcement recovered his phone and car shortly after he was reported missing, prompting concerns due to the sudden disappearance.
The case was officially entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as MP114068 in mid-January 2024, listing his last contact as December 17. The NamUs profile includes his demographics and the circumstances of his disappearance. In community outreach, his brother Rickey Craig posted a public plea on December 22, describing Daniel’s departure from the Guntown home and urging anyone with information to come forward.
Tragically, on **February 3, 2024**, authorities discovered a body in a creek near Fawn Grove Road. It was later positively identified as Daniel Ray Craig—effectively resolving the missing-person status on July 10, 2025, when official records were updated to mark the case as solved. A local Facebook post memorialized the finding: “Body of missing Mississippi man, Daniel Craig… found in creek. Prayers to this family.”.
This case highlights a sudden disappearance in a rural Mississippi community, rapid vehicle and phone recovery, and a sorrowful recovery of remains following an extensive search. The timeline and details are drawn entirely from law enforcement bulletins, media posts, NamUs entries, and family appeals shared publicly—no unverified or private sources were consulted.
Last Seen: Dec 17, 2023
