More than four months have now passed since anyone has seen 72-year-old Thomas Thornton. The Tyler County man disappeared in late March after he left his home in the Dam B area to go to WalMart in Jasper on the evening of Wednesday, March 24th, 2021.
Tyler County Sheriff Brian Weatherford says Thornton was seen two days later on security camera video at a gas station in Sabine County fueling up his vehicle, but after that the trail went cold. Weatherford said he believes Thornton’s cell phone batter died, so the cell phone company could no longer ping his phone to get his location.
Weatherford periodically posts on the Tyler County Sheriff's Department Facebook page a reminder for area residents that Thornton is still missing.
Thornton is a Vietnam veteran and family members say he was in the beginning stages of dementia and they fear for his well-being.
Thornton is a white male, he is balding and has gray/black hair. He usually wears a veteran cap and wears t-shirts and carpenter jeans. He was driving his dark gray 2017 Ford Edge SUV with Texas license plate NJJ-8580.
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