Silver Alert issued for Flowood woman missing from retirement home

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 75-year-old Barbara Baker of Flowood, MS, who went missing from The Blake, an assisted-living retirement home, early Monday morning. Family members say Baker suffers from a medical condition that may impair her judgment.

She was last seen walking west Monday, May 31 at about 3:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Town Center Way in Rankin County.

Baker is described as a white female, five feet and five inches tall, weighing 235 pounds with gray hair. She was last seen wearing khaki pants, a blue shirt, a gray sweater, and a black purse.

The Central Mississippi Strike Team has been activated, which includes Warren County, to conduct a search.

If anyone has information regarding the whereabouts of Barbara Baker, contact Flowood Police Department at 601-932-5400.