Silver Alert issued for Carthage woman

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 80-year-old Martha Louise Savell of Carthage, Mississippi, in Leake County.

Savell is a white female, 5-feet 2-inches tall, weighing 140 pounds with brown/gray hair and blue eyes.

She was last seen Tuesday, Oct. 13, -at about 4 p.m. near the intersection of Risher Road and Madden Road in Leake County wearing a gray T-shirt, blue jeans, and black and white slip on shoes.

Savell is believed to be in a 2017 blue Nissan Versa, bearing a Mississippi tag of DBM0253 traveling east on Madden Road.

Family members say she suffers from a medical condition that may impair her judgement.

If anyone has information regarding the whereabouts of Martha Louise Savell call the Leake County Sheriff’s Department at 601-267-7361.