A woman from Cleveland, Tenn., who has been missing since June 2011, was found walking along Miss. 613 in the Big Point community Tuesday night, according to Jackson County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Cherie Ward.
Tammy Renee King, 50, was taken to Singing River Hospital for observation and her family in Tennessee has been notified, Ward said.
“Someone spotted her walking along Highway 613 about a mile north of Temple Baptist church about 8 o’clock last night and called the sheriff’s department,” Ward said.
King had been housed in Grand Bay for about six weeks by Charlton Thompson and his wife, Christie Gertz, after finding her sleeping at a Tillman’s Corner carwash.
They were unaware she was a missing person, even after taking her to Mobile authorities to have her fingerprints checked.
The couple took King to Temple Baptist on Sunday, but King walked out of the service, leaving behind a bag with her identification.
The sheriff’s department sought the public’s help in locating her on Tuesday morning.
According to King’s mother, she suffered from mental illness and is prone to wander away when she is not on her medication.
Ward said members of the Temple Baptist congregation plan to drive King back to her Tennessee home when she is able to travel.
