(The missing person alert was cancelled 9/10/20 after the gentleman was found deceased. Please look for an updated report on the kjan.com News page)

(Original Post) Law enforcement officials, friends, and family are searching for a missing Page County resident. Authorities say 80-year old Donald Eugene Ripley, known as “Gene,” a long time resident of Page County, has been missing since early Thursday morning September 4, 2020, when he left Uvalde, Texas. He has yet to arrive home or to any friends or family members’ residence. Ripley was last seen driving a red Chrysler Town and Country Minivan, with license plate number HVM-886. The vehicle has no rack on top. Reportedly, the license plate was read in Denton County, Texas approximately 28 hours after he left Uvalde.

Gene has been entered nationwide as missing. Facebook posts have also listed him as missing with the provided information. A Silver Alert application in Texas was sent by the Sheriff’s
Office and was accepted and broadcasted. PAGECOMM dispatch has sent administrative messages to numerous agencies throughout the southern part of the United States for different
routes that Gene might have taken to see other family members. Gene has a medical condition that requires medication daily. It is believed that the supply that he possibly took with him would be close to running out if not already gone.

Gene was last seen in the clothes in the photos shown in this report. Gene usually wore this clothing style and would usually be clean shaven and wear his hair in this style. Gene is 5’10” tall, approximately 215 pounds. He has brown eyes and white hair. Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193 or their local Law Enforcement Agency. Your help is needed and greatly appreciated by everyone.