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WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va, (WSAZ) - West Virginia and Ohio State Police are still searching for Patty and Willard "Bill" Frye. The husband and wife have been missing since Thursday. Patty has dementia and Willard has Alzheimer's.

The couple's grandchildren say Patty also has diabetes and she does not have her medication with her.

They are from Crown City, Ohio but were last seen in East Lynn, West Virginia. Patty was driving. The family believes she may have been headed to Grafton, Ohio, where they lived for several years. However the family says they don't have any clues as to where they could be headed. And say their grandma gets confused easily and does not know her way around.

They are in a dark blue Ford Focus with Ohio registration DEZ-5765.

If you've seen Patty or Willard, call the Wayne detachment of the West Virginia State Police or your local police department.

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UPDATE:
WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Family and friends are really starting to panic. Patty has dementia and is a diabetic. Willard is suffering from third stages of Alzheimer’s. Without medication, very little money and open roads, there's a concern to bring them home safely.

It’s been a long five days for Kathy Bernard and her brother Kenny. Their parents, Patty and Willard Frye went missing Thursday afternoon.

“Because she's a diabetic with no meds, she'll get worse,” Kathy Bernard said.

State police have searched high and low.

“We called out aviation this morning, flew around four houses, didn't find anything,” West Virginia State Police Trooper Lee Pennington said.

The Fryes drove from their home in Crown City to East Lynn. That's where they were last seen and family members believe they might have driven to their old home in Cleveland.

The couple's caretaker drove with them to East Lynn after an argument, and then Patty and Willard left.

“Caregiver got her to pull over to a store. Then they fought. Mom got the keys and sped away,” Bernard said.

Bernard says she knows her parents drove toward Wayne, but still no phone calls or leads to their whereabouts.

“We’re just trusting God will get them back and there's a lot people praying. We just hope they find that little blue car,” Bernard said.

Media outlets in northern Ohio and North Carolina are reporting the Frye’s disappearance. There are friends and family in both those areas who Patty and Willard might have gone to visit.

Anybody with information on their whereabouts should call 911. Again, the Fryes are in a dark blue Ford Focus.

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