Wendall Elton Lankford, 46 when he vanished, was last seen September 6, 2008, in the Camilla area of Coldspring, Texas, and was reported missing later that year. Known as Buddy, he is 5 feet 8 inches and estimated to have weighed 265 to 280 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes and a tattoo of a black outline of roses on his left forearm. Family members first contacted the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office on November 25, 2008; because the last confirmed sighting was in San Jacinto County they were directed to file with that agency, and both counties have been involved along with the Texas Department of Public Safety. Investigations have produced few publicly known leads and his whereabouts remain unknown.

If anyone in the Coldspring or Camilla area around September 2008 remembers seeing Buddy or has information about his movements, please share what you know with the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office.