DeKalb County

Mattie’s Call: Police search for missing 79-year-old woman

Missing DeKalb County woman Ernestine Merritt, 79, was last seen around 4:22 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, in the 2400 block of Yolanda Trail. (DeKalb County Police Department)

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police are searching for a missing woman who has been diagnosed with dementia.

A Mattie’s Call has ben issued for Ernestine Merritt, 79.

She was last seen around 4:22 a.m. Sunday in the 2400 block of Yolanda Trail.

She’s 4′11″, 120 pounds and was wearing a black mink coat, red skirt and black shoes, as seen in a picture provided by police.

Anyone who has seen her is urged to call DeKalb County Police at 770-724-7710.

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