Michael J. Small, 79, walked away from Green Acres assisted living on Bradley Street in Abingdon, Virginia, on March 24, 2025. He left the facility at about 4:45 p.m. and was last confirmed on surveillance around 6:30 p.m. near Michael’s Pharmacy on Charwood Drive. Michael lived with dementia and frequently carried his sister’s address in Charlotte, North Carolina, saying he wanted to find her; his family was moving him to a different facility when he vanished.

At the time he went missing he wore a tan sweater over a red or blue shirt, blue, black, and white plaid pajama pants, and a baseball cap. He is described as a white male, 6 feet 0 inches to 6 feet 2 inches, 170 to 205 pounds, with gray hair, brown eyes, a short beard, and a growth on his ear. The Abingdon Police Department has classified him as an endangered missing person and is leading the search; the family has offered a $1,000 reward for information.