LIST: Searches continue for people missing from East & Northeast Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — There are hundreds of open cases of missing people or persons in Tennessee that have investigators and affected loved ones keeping tabs on over time, with many going unsolved. A person is considered missing when their whereabouts are unknown by family, friends or employers, and their unknown status, alive or dead until confirmed, is reported to a local law enforcement agency. Sometimes, local cases go national.

In Tennessee, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is the lead law enforcement agency that shares information with other agencies about missing persons, offers investigative support and issues alerts (AMBER, Silver, Endangered Child, Endangered adult 18-20) to raise the public awareness of most serious cases. It should be noted that the TBI’s missing persons and children lists do not reflect the actual number of missing people in the state; however, just those cases that law enforcement believes could benefit from added publicity.

Here are the notable missing persons cases out of East and Northeast Tennessee:

Summer Wells, Hawkins County

Summer Wells reportedly went missing from her Rogersville/Beech Creek community home back in June. Search efforts by volunteers, local, state and out-of-state officials to locate the 5-year-old have not resulted in any leads as of Sept. 20.

“We don’t have any updates to provide other than to say the investigation remains active and ongoing,” said TBI Spokesperson Leslie Earhart in a statement to News Channel 11. “Agents and detectives with the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office continue to work daily to determine what happened to Summer Wells. We ask those with credible information to call 1-800-TBI-FIND. We’ve received around 1200 tips in the search for Summer.”

Since the night of June 15, no one has been charged in relation to her disappearance and there are still no answers as to where the little girl could be.

Scott and Tracy Hawkins, Campbell County

The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office was searching last month for two brothers who went missing after leaving home to search for ginseng on Aug. 6 in Caryville. As of Sept. 20, there have been no updates to this story as of Sept. 20.

Desheena Kyle, Knox County

The Knoxville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in searching for a missing woman who investigators say they have a strong reason to believe could be in danger. Desheena Kyle, 26, was reported missing on June 28. While she was possibly seen some time around June 23, the last verified sighting was on June 14.

Joe Hall, Jefferson County

Joe Hall, 73, was last seen in late May during the Memorial Day weekend. Hall has Alzheimer’s disease and the search for him continued for days back in June 2021.

Hall reportedly left a residence on Upper Rhine Hart Road in the Chestnut Hill area of Jefferson County. According to a family member, Hall was in a camper on privately-owned land when he left at some point the night of Saturday, May 29. A Silver Alert was issued by the TBI for Hall on June 3.

Kevin Hamby, Morgan County – found human skull still being analyzed

The search for a Morgan County man missing since November 2017 had a new lead back in late March 2021 thanks to an analysis of a tree after the man’s belongings along with an unidentified human male skull were found in a remote wooded area. At last check, investigators were awaiting the DNA results for the skull, which they believe to be that of Kevin Hamby.

NamUs database of missing persons

Data from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUS), a national information clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States, shows there are more than 600 open missing persons cases in Tennessee.

In Northeast Tennessee, some counties did not report any missing people. NamUS reported no missing person cases in Unicoi or Carter County.

In the data set showing the current list of open missing persons cases, the following information is shared: the case number, date of last contact, the person’s name, their age when they went missing, city, county, state, sex, race/ethnicity and date modified.

East TN missing persons cases by county, via NamUs:

Anderson County

Miriam Hemphill, 82, of Oak Ridge – last seen July 22, 2005
Charles Toliver, 30, of Clinton – last seen Feb. 4, 2000
Garry Parris, 56, of Clinton – last seen May 6, 2017
Maria Contreras Lopez, 16, of Oak Ridge – last seen Sept. 29, 2016

Blount County

Robert Williams, 36, of Maryville – last seen Aug. 20, 2002
Michael Stephens, 19, of Maryville – last seen on Sept. 20, 2018
Thomas Lemons, 53, of Maryville – last seen on Aug. 7, 2018
Dennis Martin, 6, of Spence Field – last seen on June 14, 1969
David Brown, 38, of Alcoa – last seen on Feb. 12, 2004
Michael Hearon, 51, of Happy Valley – last seen on Aug. 23, 2008

Campbell County

Nadine Eggers, 67, of Jacksboro – last seen on Nov. 11, 2009
Rhonda Daugherty, 49, of LaFollette – last seen on Dec. 2, 2014
David Byrge, 21, of LaFollette – last seen on June 15, 2001
Roman Wright, 42, of LaFollette – last seen on July 28, 2017

Claiborne County

Tommy Hatfield, 29, of Clairfield – last seen on Sept. 18, 1987
Joseph Williams, 56, of Tazewell – last seen on April 25, 2017
Lillard Young, 35, of Tazewell – last seen on Aug. 1, 1985

Cocke County

Dorothy Murrell, 64, of Newport – last seen on May 24, 1984

Cumberland County

Gladys Cromer, 18, of Crossville – last seen on may 17, 1990
Thomas Breeden Jr., 35, of Crossville – last seen on Dec. 1, 2004
Ogdin Gomez Castillo, 16, of Crossville – last seen on April 13, 2016
Hilda McCormick, 42, of Pleasant Hill – last seen on June 3, 1991

Fentress County

Ricky Davidson, 31, of Jamestown – last seen on July 14, 1989
Colby Anderson, 30, of Jamestown – last seen on July 27, 2021

Grainger County

Glenda Fields, 37, of Bean Station – last seen on June 6, 1993

Greene County

Alfayus Dukes, 31, of Greeneville – last seen on March 2, 2018
Jackie Setser, 37, of Greeneville – last seen on Nov. 24, 2016
Matthew Smith, 34, of Greeneville – last seen on Nov. 8, 2018
Homer Ricker, 44, of Greeneville – last seen on Dec. 19, 2018
Kimberly Macintosh, 34, of Johnson City – last seen on Nov. 26, 2004

Hamblen County

Leroy Chamberlin, 72, of Whitesburg – last seen on March 1, 2019

Hawkins County

Kelsey Guess-Whitehead, 16, of Rogersville – last seen on Feb. 8, 2017
Douglas Richardson, 40, of Rogersville – last seen on Dec. 18, 2002
Kenneth Patterson, 27, of Church Hill – last seen on July 16, 1986
Larry Trent, 46, of Mooresburg – last seen on Feb. 28, 1997
Summer Wells, 5, of Rogersville – last seen on June 15, 2021

Jefferson County

Danny Curry, 60, of Dandridge – last seen on Aug. 12, 2010
David Warner, 12, of Jefferson City – last seen on March 2, 1983

Johnson County

Catlton Edmondson, 29, of Trade – last seen on Jan. 19, 2018
Harry Rosenberg, 82, of Laurel Bloomery – last seen on Jan. 13, 2013
Jade Chambers, 22, of Mountain City – last seen on Feb. 10, 2006
Julie Lovett, 29, of Mountain City – last seen on March 26, 2001
John South, 54, of Mountain City – last seen on Dec. 17, 1998

Knox County

Cody Wilhite, 29, of Knoxville – last seen on May 10, 2020
Natavius Morman, 14, of Knoxville – last seen on April 24, 2020
James Shook, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Feb. 10, 2021
Endia Puckett, 63, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 1, 2020
Joshua Miller, 38, of Knoxville – last seen on Sept. 1, 2020
Ajanee Bryan, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on Nov. 5, 2018
Randy McGhee, 41, of Knoxville – last seen on March 31, 2018
Odin Caceres-Meza, of Knoxville – last seen on Sept. 17, 2017
Hassan Osorto-Trochez, 5, of Knoxville – last seen on Nov. 3, 2019
Francisco Miquel, 14, of Knoxville – last seen on Oct. 22, 2018
Isabella Diego-Juan, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 6, 2019
Sharon Leinart, 58, of Knoxville – last seen on Jan. 23, 2013
Joe Humphrey, 29, of Knoxville – last seen on April 15 1983
Jeanmarie Niyonkuru, 13, of Knoxville – last seen on June 27, 2021
Kendra King, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on May 24, 2021
Michael Cantrell, 61, of Knoxville – last seen on June 18, 2021
Emily Horton, 35, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 27, 2021
Griseelda Bautista, 14, of Knoxville – last seen on Oct. 15, 2015
Sky Slaton, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 10, 2019
Damaris Martinez-Maldonado, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 19, 2019
Alexandra Blankemeyer, 25, of Knoxville – last seen on Feb. 21, 2019
Joshua Gieler, 19, of Knoxville – last seen on May 17, 2018
Jaiana Ladd, 12, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 18, 2018
Regina Davis, 48, of Knoxville – last seen on April 20, 2002
Alexandria Kemp, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Nov. 16, 2018
John Womack, 64, of Knoxville – last seen on March 20, 2018
Amber Thompson, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Oct. 11, 2018
Magdalena Miguel Francisco, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on Jan. 23, 2017
Isabella Lawson, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Sept. 9, 2020
Blake Sharp, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Jan. 28, 2021
Travis Mannis, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Feb. 24, 2021
Zerik Wade, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on June 7, 2021
Lisa Barfield-Morgan, 42, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 6, 2020
Yucef Clark, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Sept. 1, 2020
Maria Ramirez Parez, 23, of Knoxville – last seen on June 22, 2007
Jimmy Mayton, 29, of Knoxville – last seen on Nov. 12, 2014
Patrick Hickman, 35, of Knoxville – last seen on Nov. 13, 2015
William Inklebarger, 40, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 27, 2017
Regina Lett Burchfield Johnson, 48, of Knoxville – last seen on April 1, 2002
Samina Conyer, 14, of Knoxville – last seen on June 27, 2021
Micaela Agulstin, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Feb. 26, 2021
Damian Reynolds, 42, of Knoxville – last seen on May 3, 2021
Cleopatra Williams, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 1, 2020
Kimberly Jimenez, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Nov. 17, 2020
Douglas Marshall, 56, of Knoxville – last seen on Sept. 1, 2019
Angel Roldan, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on May 25, 2020
Heather Stinnett, 38, of Knoxville – last seen on April 5, 2019
Gabriel Watson, 17 of Knoxville – last seen on May 11, 2020
Eric Moore, 45, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 5, 2018
Olivia Settle, 14, of Knoxville – last seen on March 25, 2020
Destiny Munsey, 14, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 7, 2018
Brenda Lazar-Lopez, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on April 13, 2019
Alonzo Maroquin, 13, of Knoxville – last seen on April 12, 2018
Tanner Estes, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Oct. 2, 2018
Gregory Shockley, 46, of Knoxville – last seen on Oct. 10, 2017
Dominic Brown, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Jan. 9, 2018
Brenda Carroll, 46, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 27, 2017
Kelly Bumbalough, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on Oct. 21, 2018
Alfonso Estrada, 25, of Knoxville – last seen on Oct. 16, 2016
Reagan Loveday, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Sept. 13, 2018
Bonnie Drane – 45, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 27, 2017
Rebecca Fernandez, 35, of Knoxville – last seen on March 6, 2015
Christina Stoddard, 27, of Knoxville – last seen on Oct. 26, 2007
Patricia Dixon, 33, of Knoxville – last seen on July 29, 1999
Regina Robinson, 43, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 16, 2019
Tyrone Mack, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 6, 2021
Joey Wiseman, 32, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 8, 2021
Emmaleigh Duncan, 22, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 6, 2021
Jordin Henderson, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Feb. 23, 2021
Natalie Gilbert, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on April 10, 2021
Chavela Brandau, 58, of Knoxville – last seen on Jan. 18, 2021
April Cates-Franklin, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on June 1, 2021
Corey Watts, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 11, 2020
Nathan Lawson, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on May 18, 2020
Kamal Alhalah, 55, of Knoxville – last seen on Feb. 11, 2020
Marion Daniels, 88, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 3, 2019
Ashley Blake, 38, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 1, 2020
Hannah King, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on May 24, 2021
Bobbie Biles, 47, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 13, 2019
O’Ryan Flores, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on May 8, 2021
Devrin Houston, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on June 21, 2017
Manuel Ixcotoyac, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on July 6, 2017
Quatavia Richards, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on July 26, 2019
Gabrielle Littleton, 13, of Knoxville – last seen on Nov. 19, 2016
Noel Scott, 33, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 12, 2017
Taniya Brinson, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on April 1, 2018
Elyza Cates, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on March 9, 2018
John Stover, 14, of Knoxville – last seen on Jul 20, 2021
Lacey Cunningham, 32, of Knoxville – last seen on July 5, 2021
Anne Somirs, 42, of Knoxville – last seen on June 18, 2021
Kiwi Warhol, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on July 7, 2021
Kaylie Key, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Jan. 20, 2021
Cameron Powell, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 3, 2021
John Hooks Jr., 52, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 4, 2021
Keelie Oakes, 14, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 6, 2021
David Dareing, 52, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 1, 2021
Ingrid Cruz-Mesia, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on June 12, 2020
Pedro Manual, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on March 31, 2021
Quincy Willis, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Feb. 2, 2021
Juliana-Mariela Martinez, 35, of Knoxville – last seen on Nov. 3, 2019
Honey Summeour, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on April 21, 2021
Caydence Burriss, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on May 19, 2021
Frederick Harris, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on May 2, 2021
Tamara Koontz, 14, of Knoxville – last seen on March 14, 2021
Hadassah Addington, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 15, 2020
Noella Uwizeyimana, 16, of Knoxville – last seen on Feb. 13, 2020
Jacob Rhodes, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Oct. 1, 2020
Wesley Fischer, 25, of Knoxville – last seen on June 19, 1988
Jose Ramos, 34, of Knoxville – last seen on Oct. 17, 2018
Alvero Juarez, 24, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 1, 2007
Kevis Caseres-Alvarez, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Sept. 17, 2017
Shyanna Cespedes, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Nov. 26, 2018
Douglas Brown, 55, of Knoxville – last seen on Sept. 22, 2017
Larry Layne, 35, of Knoxville – last seen on Sept. 7, 2018
Carlos Garay, 28, of Knoxville – last seen on March 28, 2018
Delores Martin, 17, of Knoxville – last seen on Oct. 23, 2015
Serafin Martinez, 40, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 1, 2007
Brooklyn April, 13, of Knoxville – last seen on June 29, 2021
Paris Jones, 15, of Knoxville – last seen on June 29, 2021
Sharon Martin, 38, of Knoxville – last seen on Dec. 31, 1986
Michael Edwards, 36, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 10, 2021
Gavin Abernathy, 29, of Knoxville – last seen on Aug. 14, 2021

Monroe County

Michael Witt, 38, of Madisonville – last seen on Feb. 15, 2009
Luke Butler, 36, of Madisonville – last seen on Sept. 16, 2019

Morgan County

James McGlothin, 52, of Coalfield – last seen on Oct. 30, 1989
Samuel Justice, 57, of Wartburg – last seen on Jan. 9, 2005
Freddie Jones, 45, of Wartburg – last seen on Nov. 29, 1993
Jason Byrge, 41, of Lancing – last seen on May 19, 2021
Roy Welch, 50, of Oakdale – last seen on Sept. 4, 2015

Roane County

Cheryl Payne, 32, of Rockwood – last seen on Dec. 27, 2003
Karen Beard, 35, of Harriman – last seen on Jan. 16, 1991
Jessica Groover, 35, of Harriman – last seen on Aug. 31, 2019

Scott County

Jeff Shepherd, 30, of Winfield – last seen on March 12, 2018
Christina Bussell, 26, of Winfield – last seen on Sept. 30, 2011
Scott Silcox, 54, of Oneida – last seen on Aug. 1, 2014
Dowell Phillips, 57, of Hellenwood – last seen on Dec. 5, 2021

Sevier County

Theresa McMullin, 63, of Sevierville – last seen on Sept. 12, 2010
Thelma Melton, 58, GSMNP – last seen on Sept. 25, 1981
Anna Leatherwood, 45, of Sevierville – last seen on May 20, 1966
William Bishop Jr., 39, of Elkmont – last seen on March 2, 1976

Sullivan County

Ja’Shon Yates, 17, of Kingsport – last seen on June, 25, 2021
Ciara Kanode, 15, of Piney Flats – last seen on June 21, 2021
Mason Eaton, 15, of Blountville – last seen on May 28, 2021
Isaiah Canter, 24, of Blountville – last seen on April 16, 2021
Ralph Nelson, 51, of Blountville – last seen on April 4, 2021
Devon Baker, 16, of Bluff City – last seen on Dec. 22, 2020
Joseph Vanbremen, 16, of Kingsport – last seen on Nov. 28, 2020
Aldejuan Lathen, 14, of Blountville – last seen on May 25, 2020
Dalston Briggs, 16, of Blountville – last seen on May 25, 2020
Nicholas Massengill, 38, of Kingsport – last seen on April 27, 2020
Timothy Felty, 17, of Kingsport – last seen on March 13, 2020
Jason Dishner, 15, of Piney Flats – last seen on Sept. 11, 2017
Travis Crusenberry, 20, of Bristol – last seen on May 26, 2015
Dusten Toschlog, 38, of Kingsport – last seen on March 5, 2014
David Blizzard, 33, of Kingsport – last seen on Sept. 30, 2005
Cody Matney, 24, of Bristol – last seen on April 28, 2002
Nadine Rogers, 30, of Kingsport – last seen on Feb. 1, 2002
James Butler, 39, of Kingsport – last seen on Aug. 16, 1995
Elizabeth Smith, 39, of Kingsport – last seen on June 1, 1982
Jerome Casteel, 26, of Blountville – last seen on July 15, 1980

Washington County

Athina Hopson, 25, of Johnson City – last seen on March 16, 2019
Lisa Cloyd, 53, of Telford – last seen on July 20, 2017
Sebia Archer, 46, of Johnson City – last seen on May 18, 2017
Timothy Dugger, 49, of Johnson City – last seen on Nov. 24, 2011
Bradlee Webb, 23, of Jonesborough – last seen on Aug. 4, 2000

Editor’s Note: The list from the NamUs database is only reflective of known reported missing individuals. The database is updated or modified by the original agency of origin.