Missing From: Weston, Oregon
Missing: August 15, 2007
Age at Disappearance: 85
Height: 5′ 11″
Weight: 165
Hair: Gray
Eyes:
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian male. Diabetic/needs medication.
Details of Disappearance: Deward was last seen at the Target Meadows Campground, two miles north Highway 204 in Umatilla, Oregon, on the evening of August 15, 2007. He had been camping there with his wife and others. He is believed to have been carrying a folding knife and a plastic container with a red lid at the time of his disappearance.
At approximately 2:30 p.m., he left the campsite to go pick huckleberries and has never been heard from again. His wife alerted the authorities when he wasn’t back by 5:30 p.m. An extensive search of the area turned up no indications of his whereabouts, and tracker dogs were unable to find a scent trail at all.
Investigative Agency: Umatilla Sheriff’s Office 541-966-3651
If you have any information on this case, please contact CUE Center for Missing Persons at (910) 343-1131 or call the CUE Center 24-hour tip line at (910) 232-1687. All information submitted to CUE Center for Missing Persons is confidential.