Maxine Stalnaker
Mary Friend
Marcus Maxine Stalnaker Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: December 1, 1999 from Lewis County, West Virginia
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: October 9, 1930
Age: 69
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 114 lbs.
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Characteristics: Wears eyeglasses. Pierced ears.
Mary Friend Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: December 1, 1999 from Lewis County, West Virginia
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: August 1, 1954
Age: 45
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Characteristics: Wears eyeglasses with large frames.
Stalnaker was last seen with her daughter, Mary Geneva Friend, at their residence in Lewis County, West Virginia during the evening hours of December 1, 1999. Police said they found no signs of violence or intruders at the house. Neither of the women has been heard from again.
Friend's gray 1987 Chevrolet Celebrity was discovered abandoned on December 6, 1999. There was no sign of them at the scene. A photo of Friend's car is posted below this case summary. The vehicle was located in Clarksburg on Route 19 close to the former Harrison County Bureau of Emergency Services near Gore, West Virginia. Again, there was no sign of foul play and no helpful evidence was recovered.
A witness reported seeing two women matching Friend and Stalnaker's descriptions in Ohio in late June 2000. The witness claimed that the women sat near her in the bleachers during a race at an unspecified location. The tip has never been confirmed by authorities.
In August 2007, law enforcement announced that a fisherman had found a purse with all of the information for both women in Stonewall Jackson Lake in 2002.
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