GA GA - Paula, 25, & Brandon Wade, 3, Valdosta, 14 Oct 2002

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Paula and Brandon Wade were reported missing on Oct. 14, 2002, from the Valdosta area. Mary Ramsbottom, Paula’s sister, put up a billboard that includes a tipline and an email where anyone can send tips anonymously.

Ramsbottom says the billboard is her way of encouraging anyone who may know anything about Paula and Brandon Wade’s disappearance to speak up.

“The importance is always making sure that they’re never forgotten,” she said.

New billboard displays missing mother and son

New billboard displays missing Valdosta mother and son

A new billboard in Pelham displays missing Valdosta mother and son Paula and Brandon Wade.

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October 13, 2025

Paula’s sister says in recent years new tips have given investigators more to work with and they’re now waiting on those results.

“23 years later and we are still getting tips. So, you just want to always make sure you are doing what you can to keep their story out there,” Ramsbottom said.

After the passing of their mother two years ago, she says it’s her mission to keep searching for answers.

Missing in South Georgia: ‘We just want to bring them home’; Search continues for missing Valdosta mother and son

Twenty-three years ago, 25-year-old Paula Wade and her 3-year-old son Brandon vanished from their Valdosta apartment leaving a two-decade long mystery of what could have happened...but each piece of new information revives hope for their family.

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