Found Deceased TX - Laurie Harberson, 76, left home w/o phone or wallet, poss confused, driving, Winnsboro area, 23 Jan 2026

[GuyfromCanada]

Laurie Harberson age 76 went missing this past Friday, Jan 23. Last known location was CR 4560 in the Winnsboro area.

She was driving A 2019 White Honda HRV.

Plate: LMS0086.

Silver longhorn sticker on the back.

She left home without her cellphone or wallet and may have been in a confused state.

If you have any information please contact Wood County Sheriff's Office (903)763-2201.

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Silver alert issued in search for missing 76-year-old woman in Wood County

The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public’s help in search for a woman missing from the Winnsboro area.

www.kltv.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/2016629151914942896

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Still missing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2017697825904070945

 

[GuyfromCanada]

FEB 5, 2026

Still missing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019494144280834461

 

[GraceG]

No recent traffic tickets in Wood County but there was a civil court record showing an estate matter in 2017 https://portal-txwood.tylertech.cloud/PublicAccess/default.aspx The decedent appears to be her father and from the obituary in 2010 she was not married at the time. (www.findagrave.com/memorial/ insert decedents name with dash between first and last name. )

So I wonder if she was living on her own and no one recognized the mentioned cognitive issues so she continued to drive or if this was a recent issue? I hope she's found with it being winter.

 

[GraceG]

Sadly, she was found deceased. It appears that during a winter storm she may have gotten off the main road, and gotten stuck. Her SUV ws found by a person installing corn feeders on the rural property who then alerted LE. She was found 1/2 mile from her vehicle and it was believed she succumbed to the elements. Missing Wood County woman found dead after car discovered stuck on powerline

 

[GraceG]

UPDATE: I found the phrasing in the article I had posted about her being found "stuck on a power line" confusing at best. A power line, would be an electrified line, dangerous indeed, if downed, but nothing that would cause you to get "stuck". I assumed they meant the easement for the actual power line structure(s), but had to wait until there was more news articles to confirm that. I found a newer msm article that better explained that she was found on a power line right of way path. https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/76-year-old-honda-driver-missing/

 

[GuyfromCanada]

This is terrible. Rest in peace, Laurie.