Samuel Wendell Dabney, known as Sammy, was last seen in Rice, Virginia, with the last definite sighting recorded on June 16, 2022. Family reported him missing to authorities on December 14, 2022, after he failed to attend his brother’s funeral and could not be located. He was last seen by a niece at a local convenience store around June 14 and was known to travel on foot or by hitching rides because he did not own a vehicle.

Samuel is a 57-year-old Black male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 185 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, and one eye that is either a glass eye or an implant. He had connections in Richmond, Nottoway, Amelia and Prince Edward County. The Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office is investigating; the circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear and no public evidence of foul play has been released.

If anyone in Rice or the surrounding communities saw Sammy after mid-June 2022 or has information about his whereabouts, please contact the Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office.