Irene Webster Frye, 65, was last seen in the early morning hours of February 15, 2025, walking near Burke Road and College Avenue in Shelby, North Carolina, reportedly heading toward Cleveland Avenue. Frye is described as a white female, 5 feet 7 inches, about 200 pounds, medium-length brown hair, blue eyes. She may use the alias Daphne Poston and sometimes walks with a cane; she has dentures but often does not wear them.

Frye left her home at 1401 Red Road and is believed to have been on foot because she does not have access to a vehicle. She may have been wearing a blue jean jacket and blue jean pants and possibly carrying a black-and-white purse. Authorities say she is believed to have a cognitive impairment and had mentioned wanting to go to Morristown, Tennessee.

The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, with Investigator Skyler McMahan assigned, and volunteers have canvassed neighborhoods, reviewed surveillance footage, and distributed flyers; a Missing Endangered Alert was issued. Her whereabouts remain unknown. Did anyone in Shelby or along possible routes to Tennessee see a woman matching this description that morning?