James Waylon Kirby was 47 when he was last seen on September 26, 2015, in the Dyer Ridge Road area of Baxter, Putnam County, Tennessee. He is described as a white male, 6 feet 2 inches, about 160 pounds, with graying hair and advanced balding, brown eyes, and known to wear glasses. He was reportedly wearing camouflage clothing when last seen in rugged, wooded terrain.

Details about his last known movements are sparse. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is the primary agency handling the case, and it was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System on December 26, 2015. His family has received few public updates and remains without answers.

If anyone was in the Dyer Ridge Road area on September 26, 2015, or has information about James Kirby’s whereabouts, please contact the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.