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Diabetic 80-year-old woman with dementia disappears in Decatur

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Published  November 16, 2024 6:28pm EST
Missing Persons
FOX 5 Atlanta

Where is Rosa? Family still searching for elder

For the second weekend in a row, a large crowd gathered to help search for missing 80-year-old Rosa Mae Dawson. She was last seen on Nov. 13 leaving her home on Jenay Court near South DeKalb Mall.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Have you seen Rosa Mae Dawson? The DeKalb County police need help locating the 80-year-old woman who went missing weeks ago.

Dawson's family said they haven't seen her since Nov. 13. To their knowledge, she was wearing a pink pajama set and black shoes when she disappeared in the area of Jenay Court in Decatur.

"Time is not our friend and we do want to get her back. It’s so imperative that a Mattie’s Call goes out as soon as possible," said Wanda Dunham, Dawson's goddaughter. "We are really losing daylight. We want to get her back as soon as possible."

Search for 80-year-old Decatur matriarch

The desperate search continues in DeKalb County for missing 80-year-old Rosa Mae Dawson. Her family says she suffers from dementia and diabetes and hasn't been seen in days.

DeKalb County police said they issued a Mattie's Call, Georgia's emergency missing alert for disabled or elderly persons, the day she went missing.

Meanwhile, the family has been putting up flyers and passing them out along Candler Road, hoping someone has an idea of where she could be.

Rosa Mae Dawson (Credit: DeKalb County Police Department)

Dawson is in the early stages of dementia, according to her son, Ricky. 

"She's also diabetic. So we need to get her her medication, since she hasn’t had it in a couple of days," Ricky explained.

Dawson is 5-feet-1-inch tall, 140 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair.

"She is loved, she is missed, and we want to get her back to her family," Dunham said.

If you have any information that could help police find Dawson, give the Special Victims Unit a call immediately at 770-724-7710. Her son Ricky can be reached with tips at 404-376-9209.