AZ AZ - Bertha Smith, 31, Phoenix, 1 June 1944

[Kat]

Bertha's Charley Project page:

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/smith_bertha.html

I don't see a Doe Network page for her at this time, but I may have missed it.

Bertha's NamUs page:

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/11819/253/

Dental: NA
DNA: inquiry underway
Fingerprints: NA

case report:

Bertha Beatrice McGary was born in Texas in 1913. In 1931 she married and her name became Bertha Beatrice Dyer. She gave birth to five children. In 1942, she divorced and reportedly moved to Arizona. There, she possibly remarried to a man with the last name Smith. In 1944, she wrote a letter to family saying she was returning to Texas and was never seen or heard from again.

I hope she is found soon.

 

[alllads]

Have found the names of the 5 children. Also, Bertha was born on the 13th of February 1913. Unfortunately Arizona public records are all "closed" so I can't find anything further.

 

[Robin Hood]

A Beatrice McGary died in Texas in 1985, it might be the same one, I hope somebody checked.
Beatrice Mcgary
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
death: 7 April 1985 Harris, Texas

I've had a quick look for another woman born with the name above and can't instantly see one. If I were LE I'd look at it because I'd have a long odds guess it's her.

 

[Gardener1850]

[h=1]Disappeared in Arizona: What to know about the database for the missing[/h]

NCIC differs from publicly accessible sites like NAMUS, which has less-stringent reporting standards.
Anyone can create a missing-person case, but all cases generated by the public are vetted before they're added to the database.
Only medical examiners have the ability to create an unidentified-remains case in NAMUS.
NAMUS users can search missing persons cases and unidentified remains cases by state, city, race and age.
The oldest Arizona case dates to 1944, when Bertha Smith wrote a letter to family saying she was returning to Texas after remarrying near Phoenix. She was never seen or heard from again.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/new...issing-unidentified-persons-system/386278002/

 

[formerlyme]

Just saw this https://www.abc15.com/news/state/photos-40-missing-persons-cases-from-arizona and learned of Bertha.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Bertha is still listed as missing

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

added 8/14/2022

4284DFAZ - Bertha Beatrice Smith

Circa 1941; circa 1920
Name: Bertha Beatrice Smith
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: June 1, 1944
Location Last Seen: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: February 13, 1913
Age: 31 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'0" - 5'5"
Weight: 120 - 140 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Nickname/Alias: nee McGary; Dyer
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Pending

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Bertha Beatrice McGary was born in Texas in 1913. In 1931 she married, and her name became Bertha Beatrice Dyer. She gave birth to five children. In 1942, she divorced and reportedly moved to Arizona. Her ex-husband was given custody of all five children. When he went into the army, the children were placed in orphanages.

While living in Arizona, it is believed Bertha married a man with the last name Smith. In 1944, she wrote a relative that she was headed back to Texas, but she never arrived and has not been heard from since.

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