Terry J. Gilbert was a 63-year-old male reported missing from Brookwood, Alabama, with his last known contact recorded as July 1, 2021. Public missing-person listings place him in the Brookwood/Abernant area of Tuscaloosa County, a rural part of the county near the Jefferson County line, where quiet roads and wooded surroundings became central to the uncertainty that followed his disappearance.
NamUs lists the case as MP83317 and records his date of last contact as July 1, 2021, while public reporting from Tuscaloosa-area outlets described him as Terry J. Gilbert, last seen in the Abernant area and later sought by the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
According to public reports, Gilbert was last seen in the area of Rockhouse Road and Johns Road in Brookwood, not far from the Jefferson County line. He was from Adger, only a short distance away from the area where he was last seen, and the case drew concern because his SUV was located in the area while his whereabouts remained unknown. A missing-person report was filed on July 13, 2021, after family members became concerned and contacted authorities. Reports noted that Gilbert had been known to leave home before, but those absences had typically lasted only a few days and he had stayed in touch with family, making the continued silence especially troubling for those who knew and loved him.
Publicly available case information describes Gilbert as a White/Caucasian male with gray or partially gray hair and blue eyes, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and approximately 150 pounds. Those details were shared so that the public could recognize him and provide information if they had seen him or knew anything about where he might be. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office continued asking for help after the initial report, and later reminders from local news outlets emphasized that investigators were still trying to locate him. The sheriff’s office asked anyone with information about Gilbert’s location to contact them at 205-752-0616.
The available public record leaves many painful gaps. It confirms the place and date of last contact, the area where he was last seen, the recovery of his SUV, and the involvement of the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, but it does not publicly explain what happened after Gilbert was last seen or why he did not return to his family. For his loved ones, the case appears to have begun with worry after an absence that lasted longer than expected, then deepened when the usual contact did not come and his vehicle was found without him. In overview, Terry J. Gilbert’s disappearance centers on a 63-year-old man last seen on July 1, 2021, in the Brookwood/Abernant area of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; his family reported concern on July 13, his SUV was found, no public resolution is listed in the available sources reviewed, and the case remains defined by the unanswered question of where he went after he vanished from that rural stretch near Rockhouse Road and Johns Road.Last Seen: Jul 1, 2021
