Plainview police searching for missing elderly woman

Plainview authorities are seeking help finding an elderly woman who went missing on Wednesday.

Police say Oveta Chambliss, 81, was last seen at her Plainview home around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, but a relative reported she was not home and had not returned by Thursday morning.

Authorities say Chambliss suffers cognitive memory loss and may need help.

Chambliss is described as a 5-foot-2-inch, 168-pould white female with brown hair, brown eyes and glasses. She was last seen wearing a blouse with a floral design, a green sweater and blue jeans.

She may be driving a blue 2018 Ford Edge with Texas license place PNL6575.

Anyone with information about Chambliss' whereabouts is asked to call the Plainview Police Department at 806-296-1182.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Plainview police searching for missing elderly woman