Silver Alert TX - Linda 81 & Charles "Gary" Lightfoot 82, oxygen depen, car seen Santa Rosa NM Nov 28, they left Panhandle TX to ret home to Lubbock, 27 Nov 2025

[Unalienable Rights]

https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/texas-authorities-searching-for-missing-elderly-lubbock-couple/

Neither Linda nor Gary Lightfoot has a cellphone or any other traceable instrument. Carson COSO believes the couple’s disappearance poses a credible threat to their health and safety, as Gary Lightfoot is oxygen dependent.


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SILVER ALERT CONTINUES: Initially issued 11/29/2025 for Charles Gary Lightfoot and Linda Lightfoot who reside in Lubbock, TX but last known sighting in Santa Rosa, NM, TX plate TWN0925

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https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/carson-county-officials-searching-for-missing-couple-last-seen-in-panhandle/

Carson County officials are searching for a Lubbock couple last seen leaving Panhandle on Thursday.

According to the Carson County Sheriff’s Office, Linda Eppers Lightfoot, described as 5 feet 3 inches tall with gray hair and brown eyes, and Charles “Gary” Lightfoot, 5 feet 9 inches tall with gray hair and brown eyes, have not returned to their residence in Lubbock and have no cellphones or traceable devices.

Elderly couple missing since Thanksgiving afternoon

Carson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an elderly couple who left Panhandle Thanksgiving day and did not make it to their home in Lubbock.

www.newschannel10.com

 

[paris_paris]

Family says the couple left Panhandle around 3 p.m. Their tags were seen in Groom around 7 p.m. and again in San Jon, N.M., around 9:30 p.m.

It’s only a 2 1/2 hour drive home from Panhandle. Both destinations noted in the article are not on the way home and are actually in opposite directions of each other.

 

[Jo in Calif]

Silver Alert: Elderly couple from Texas missing since Thanksgiving Day

A Silver Alert has been issued for Charles "Gary" Lightfoot (82) and his wife Linda (81) who went missing en route from Panhandle to Lubbock.

www.fox4news.com

 

[ralyla]

With that level of mileage they certainly would have needed to get gas at some point. Those country roads out in rural Texas can be confusing on a good day. There are stretches where you won't see anyone for miles and miles. I hope they are found soon.

 

[paris_paris]

With that level of mileage they certainly would have needed to get gas at some point. Those country roads out in rural Texas can be confusing on a good day. There are stretches where you won't see anyone for miles and miles. I hope they are found soon.

A 2024 Camry with a full tank of gas can go over 500 miles on the highway. Over 600 if it’s a 4 cylinder.
That last article mentions a sighting in Santa Rosa the next day. So heading west from Panhandle.
Does a newer Camry not have any GPS or navigation on it?
I can’t imagine they are carrying enough oxygen to hold Gary over this length of time.

 

[ralyla]

A 2024 Camry with a full tank of gas can go over 500 miles on the highway. Over 600 if it’s a 4 cylinder.
That last article mentions a sighting in Santa Rosa the next day. So heading west from Panhandle.
Does a newer Camry not have any GPS or navigation on it?
I can’t imagine they are carrying enough oxygen to hold Gary over this length of time.

My partner is in vehicle telematics and said a 2024 Camry would have the ability to do GPS tracking, but the customer would need to opt into the service. The actual units in cars are usually sold to the dealership by a third-party vendor that manages the telematic app. If the Lightfoots didn't activate that service there is no way to track them via that method. However, new cars are basically computers, so Toyota may have the ability to assist law enforcement.

 

[paris_paris]

My partner is in vehicle telematics and said a 2024 Camry would have the ability to do GPS tracking, but the customer would need to opt into the service. The actual units in cars are usually sold to the dealership by a third-party vendor that manages the telematic app. If the Lightfoots didn't activate that service there is no way to track them via that method. However, new cars are basically computers, so Toyota may have the ability to assist law enforcement.

Thanks, that’s what I thought.

I’ve actually come across Facebook posts that indicate they were able to ping the car once. I’m watching for a MSM link that states Tahiti, and some other information.

 

[jellybean96]

Thanks, that’s what I thought.

I’ve actually come across Facebook posts that indicate they were able to ping the car once. I’m watching for a MSM link that states Tahiti, and some other information.

Im local to this and this most likely will not have a positive ending. There are so many FM roads that they could be stranded on. The news is reporting that they have not been able to ping anything as they have nothing pingable in their vehicle.

https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/texas-authorities-searching-for-missing-elderly-lubbock-couple/?fbclid=IwY2xjawObLw5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpdk4wcXd5Y1J5UUlRRkRLc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHreO7ExeySkMX0wkDLl_2dFjvP_ofg4hNCttAHIxqtUwapGMmM0SiQePk6TY_aem_azhhR9j0GN-fKLJn-pWBWw

 

[Jo in Calif]

Nothing yet, not looking promising.

According to Chief Sace Hardman, the initial report came on Friday after family members alerted the Panhandle Police Department that the Lightfoots never arrived home to Lubbock. Hardman said that the family advised police that they left the town around 3 p.m. Thursday following Thanksgiving celebrations. He continued that the police and other authorities were able to locate the couple’s vehicle somewhere near Santa Rosa or San Jon, N.M. but were unable to find it after that sighting. Hardman closed by stating that New Mexico State Police, the Texas Rangers, Panhandle PD and Carson Co. SO are all closely coordinating and will not give up until they are found.

https://www.ktsm.com/news/panhandle-police-chief-gives-latest-update-on-missing-lubbock-couple/

 

[crhedBngr]

Ugh.

Praying they are found soon.

I'm not familiar with Texas; is this area mostly desert, with some hills?

Also, what was the weather like when they went missing?

ETA: I removed my map; @paris_paris has a better one.

JMVHO.

 

[Herat]

Their drive home would only be 151 miles, about 2 to 2.5 hours. If they left at 3 pm, they should have been very close to home by dark. Likely would have not had to fill up or stop at a gas station.

Very bothersome to see their vehicle sighted completely in the opposite direction. I hope LE has good confirmation on the vehicle sightings.

I wonder if she would be able to drive if he was unable to do so. So much could go wrong, and without a cell phone to even call 911.

 

[georgiar]

Ugh.

Praying they are found soon.

I'm not familiar with Texas; is this area mostly desert, with some hills?

Also, what was the weather like when they went missing?

ETA: I removed my map; @paris_paris has a better one.

JMVHO.

Here is a screenshot of Interstate 40 in Santa Rosa. Here is a link to the street view. Google Earth The weather was clear and chilly on Thursday and Friday

 

[OddOneOut]

Elderly couple missing since Thanksgiving afternoon

Carson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an elderly couple who left Panhandle Thanksgiving day and did not make it to their home in Lubbock.

www.newschannel10.com

"Family says the couple left Panhandle around 3 p.m. Their tags were seen in Groom around 7 p.m. and again in San Jon, N.M., around 9:30 p.m."

Looking at maps, Groom is relatively close to Panhandle considering the drive they were starting on. I wonder if they decided to stop for gas before leaving the Panhandle area. I've seen no mention of how much gas was in the car when they left Panhandle.

Leaving Groom around 3 p.m. they should have been home in Lubbock between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. This should have put them home before dark and at least an hour before their plates were tagged in Groom. Either they are seriously lost or something bad happened.

The drive from Groom to San Jon doesn't make any sense either. All of my senior friends and I avoid driving after dark due to vision issues. Wouldn't it have been full dark at 7 p.m. before that part of the drive started. If they ran into trouble near Panhandle, I would have expected them to return to the family members home.

 

[Herat]

Groom, TX is on an interstate, Highway 40 and perhaps this is an easier drive to Amarillo where they would turn south onto Highway 203 to Lubbock.

If you stay on Interstate 40 instead of turning south in Amarillo, you go straight west into New Mexico, passing Tucumca San Jon border point, then Tucumcari, and further to Santa Rosa. where LE reports the vehicle sightings.

The plate reader in San Jon may be a lower, roadside camera, there appear to be two, one on each side of the lanes on the divided highway there. There is no overhead plate reader in that area.

However it would have been fully dark by the time they reached San Jon and I agree they are not people that would normally do night drives.

It feels like something bad happened in Groom.

 

[OddOneOut]

Groom, TX is on an interstate, Highway 40 and perhaps this is an easier drive to Amarillo where they would turn south onto Highway 203 to Lubbock.

If you stay on Interstate 40 instead of turning south in Amarillo, you go straight west into New Mexico, passing Tucumcari, San Jon, and further to Santa Rosa. where LE reports the vehicle sightings.

However it would have been fully dark by the time they reached Tucumcari and I agree they are not people that would normally do night drives.

It feels like something bad happened in Groom.

I thought of something similar to this. I keep coming back to the question of why were they in Groom, near Panhandle, 4 hours after they left their family's home?

 

[Herat]

I thought of something similar to this. I keep coming back to the question of why were they in Groom, near Panhandle, 4 hours after they left their family's home?

Oh yes. I somehow missed that it is a 25 minute drive from Panhandle to Groom, so why were they there 3.5 hours later?

Something could have happened in Panhandle, too, and someone took a while to get to Groom for a nefarious reason. Unless there were some relatives or friends in Groom, there is no reason why they would have gone there. A town of 600 people, likely most everyone knows everyone else and who doesn't belong there.

Thanks for the correct info, @OddOneOut

 

[AdahJo]

Texas authorities say missing Lubbock couple found dead in New Mexico

Texas authorities on Tuesday confirmed an elderly Lubbock couple missing since Thanksgiving have been found dead in rural New Mexico.

www.lubbockonline.com

 

[charminglane]

Dammit!

 

[paris_paris]

I clicked on an old link to check some locations and the article has been updated.

Gary and Linda have been found deceased.
https://www.myhighplains.com/news/l...ng-for-missing-couple-last-seen-in-panhandle/

 

[ralyla]

Unfortunately they have been found deceased in Quay County, New Mexico: https://www.everythinglubbock.com/n...x3Z50iIC3wKKKY03Fp_aem_FyPnrTm8974qOso3zWCsqw