NORTH CAROLINA SILVER ALERT ANNOUNCEMENT

Update: 11/26/2025 2:01 PM Photo added



RALEIGH 11/26/2025 1:23 PM -- The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert.


Citizens are asked to be on the lookout for BETTY WARD STANLEY, who is believed to be suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's.


Anyone with information about BETTY WARD STANLEY should call SGT J MARLOWE at the Lake Waccamaw Police Department at (910) 646-3558.


Name:
STANLEY
BETTY
WARD
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
(Nickname)

Gender: Female
Age: 85
Race: White
Height: 5' 6''
Weight: 180 pounds

Hair Color: LIGHT BLONDE
Hair Length: SHORT
Eye Color: BRO

Other Distinguishing Physical Characteristics: USES WALKER W/SEAT

Clothing Description: UNKNOWN


Reporting Law Enforcement Agency: Lake Waccamaw Police Department

Contact Information: SGT J MARLOWE at (910) 646-3558

Location of Incident: LEFT RESIDENCE AT LAKE WACCAMAW NC AND WAS STOPPED BY A LELAND POLICE OFFICER AT 8:27 PM 11/25/2025 ON HWY 74 IN LELAND IN THE WEST BOUND LANE, SHE ADV SHE WAS HEADING BACK HOME TO LAKE WACCAMAW, SHE HAS NOT RETURNED HOME

Vehicle Description:

Make: FORD
Model: FOCUS
Year: 2009
Color: BLU
License Plate Number: DER9868
Licensing State: NC

Missing: BETTY WARD STANLEY