Missing Greene County Woman Found, Now Deceased

The Silver Alert for a missing 81 year old Greene County woman was cancelled Thursday, after Mary Sue Barham was found. However, that woman is now deceased.

Ms. Barham was reported as missing on Wednesday after her family had no contact with her after Tuesday afternoon around 12:30pm. Deputies went to her home and found the home locked with her phone, keys and purse inside and her car parked in the driveway. Thursday morning, first responders resumed their search. Around 11:00 am, searchers located Mary Barham about 1⁄4 of a mile from her home in a marshy, wooded tree-lined area.

She was still alive and transported by EMS to Greeneville Hospital. She passed away a few hours later on Thursday afternoon. Her body has been taken to the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center in Johnson City for an autopsy and to determine the exact cause of death.

The Greene County Sheriff’s office says that no foul play is suspected at this time, but the investigation is on-going.