Raymond Wallace Perry, 85, vanished from his home on Monette Road near Munising, Michigan, on August 22, 2006. He had Alzheimer’s disease and was last seen about noon by a home‑care worker at the rural residence he shared with his wife, Myrtle. His prescription glasses, wallet, watch and dentures were left inside the house; he needed the glasses because of limited eyesight.
Search efforts began the afternoon of August 23 when the disappearance was reported to the Alger County Sheriff’s Department. Dozens of ground searchers, K‑9 teams, vehicles and aerial assets combed the rugged, heavily wooded terrain. Tracking dogs followed his scent south along Monette Road toward Alger County Highway 58, roughly eight miles east of Munising, but the trail ended there and no further sign of him was found. Foul play is not suspected.
Perry had lived on Monette Road for 35 years, retired from the Kimberly‑Clark mill and was a father of nine. He was described as about 5 feet 8 inches tall, 165 pounds, with short gray hair, brown eyes and crooked fingers from arthritis; he was thought to be wearing a light‑colored plaid shirt, dark jeans with one‑inch red suspenders and size 10 low‑top tennis shoes. There is no confirmed sighting that he reached a hospital, entered a vehicle or contacted anyone after leaving his home.
Did anyone in the Munising area see Raymond around August 22, 2006, or have information about his possible route after his scent ended at Highway 58?