Updated: 82-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s found safe after Silver Alert
Update: Wilma J. Patterson was found in Guyman, Oklahoma, on Wednesday and is safe, authorities said.
Original story: Authorities are asking anyone who sees or knows the whereabouts of a missing 82-year-old Gardner woman to call 911 or the Gardner Police Department at 913-782-0720.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday afternoon issued a statewide Silver Alert for Wilma J. Patterson, who has Alzheimer’s disease. She was last seen Tuesday at 802 S. Poplar in Gardner. Authorities say her credit card was used at a Meade gas station at about 9 a.m. Wednesday. She is driving a red Kia Forte with Kansas license plate VDH 319.
“Authorities believe she may be traveling in Southwest Kansas, or may have made it outside the state to Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, or Texas,” the Gardner Police Department said in a news release.
Patterson is 5-foot-3, weighs around 130 pounds and has gray hair and brown eyes.
This story was originally published January 29, 2020 at 4:11 PM.
