Search Expands for Missing Couple
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Updated: 7:33 PM Mar 30, 2008
Search Expands for Missing Couple
Family and friends need your help to search lakes, ponds and wooded areas for a couple missing in Wayne County.
Posted: 9:46 AM Mar 29, 2008
Reporter: Susan Nicholas
Email Address: news@wsaz.com
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It's been more than two weeks for the family of a missing elderly couple from Southern Ohio. They were last seen in Wayne County.

Family and friends formed a search party Saturday morning. They are looking in a wooded area in East Lynn. That's where Patty and Willard Frye's car was last seen.

Loved ones are worried because Patty has dementia and Willard suffers from Alzheimers.

The family says they need volunteers with ATV's and diving equipment to come out and help so they can search several lakes and ponds in the area.

If you can help, you can stop by the BP gas station in East Lynn or call the Wayne County detachmenet of the state police at 272-6333.

Latest Comments

Posted by: Andrea on Apr 21, 2008 at 01:40 PM

Are there ANY updates on this story AT ALL?
Posted by: SOME ONE WHO IS SAD. on Apr 14, 2008 at 07:43 PM

To the Frye family my prayers and thoughts are with you'll.I have been reading these blogs almost daily, and I can't believe that Bill and Pat have not been found yet! Sorry don't mean to be critical,but I wonder if there were a reward put out, if you could get more help? Someone should be putting pressure on the State Police as to why they didn't respond immediately to the 911 call.If that would have happened then maybe they could have sealed off some roads and been able to find them before they got too far away. I am also curious as to what happened to the comments sent by Howard on March 16? saying he thought he seen someone in Mt. Alto WV. I looked this up on my map and if Bill & Pat were headed to Ohio they could have certainly got lost there. It is about 1hour 7 mins from crown city plus you could also get off RT. 77 going North, You can get off at the Ripley exit.Please check it out if you haven't already done so.I am praying for a update with a positive outcome.Stii in Prayer.
Posted by: Misty R. on Apr 8, 2008 at 07:42 PM

I think of this couple and their families each day. I hope they find the couple well. Is there any new news this week? Are there still searches going on? And can anyone get involved with the searches? My dad lives near Lavalette which is where I grew up. It would be great to help look anywhere. I too sent this info to Nancy Grace. Maybe with all the people sending info to her she'll take an interest.
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