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

[Eli9]

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

Oh no!

 

[ralyla]

They left panhandle, were spotted in Groom, which is the wrong way, seems they turned around and instead of heading south to Lubbock they kept going west. From the previous signing in San Jon, New Mexico and the discovery of their bodies in Quay seems IMO to show they were turning south? MOO

 

[Eli9]

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/

Your link says foul play is not suspected.

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

Your link says most likely hypothermia.
Of note
"Gary was a longtime law enforcement officer who served in multiple departments including the Lamb County Sheriff’s Office and Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, among a few others. Gary was the Littlefield Police Chief from 1993 to 2003."

So sad. I'm glad they were able to attend this last holiday surrounded by their loved ones. I hope that brings some peace in the future that they have those memories to look back on.

 

[PGHJW]

Found "near their car." It is saying that foul play isn't suspected. Got lost, crashed and tried to walk?

 

[paris_paris]

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They left panhandle, were spotted in Groom, which is the wrong way, seems they turned around and instead of heading south to Lubbock they kept going west. From the previous signing in San Jon, New Mexico and the discovery of their bodies in Quay seems IMO to show they were turning south? MOO

Tucumcari… I read something on Facebook about a police officer speaking with them there and giving directions to head towards home. It was right before the silver alert came out.

 

[Herat]

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

Oh, I'm so sad to read this.

My condolences to their family and friends.

 

[HIM_Darling]

Found "near their car." It is saying that foul play isn't suspected. Got lost, crashed and tried to walk?

That seems to happen pretty often with hypothermia. The victims get out of the car and usually take their clothes off believing they are hot.

Also a lot of elderly folks don't drive after dark due to poor eyesight, its possible they accidently drove off the road or pulled off when they ran out of gas and then hypothermia claimed them.

 

[kaen]

I am amazed that they did not have a phone or other device with them. So sad.

 

[Linear13]

If you have older relatives get them a simple phone or ‘life alert’ kind of device that they can contact 911. They used to sell a phone that just called 911 and nothing else. I’m sure they still make them. If you have an elderly family member who is a veteran the VA will provide you with a ‘life alert’ type of device and they will pay for the service. I just got one for my father through the VA. It is worn around the neck or on a belt clip and is essentially a cellphone with one button that calls a service. When you set it up the service will have you list the names and phone numbers of people who are available to respond as well as 911. It is worth it whatever the cost so that none reading this ever have to go through what I am sure their family went through.

All statements MOO and speculation.

 

[crhedBngr]

Not the ending anyone wanted, but I'm glad they were found.

My deepest condolences to their Families and Friends.



JMVHO

 

[TenaciousTBacon]

If you have older relatives get them a simple phone or ‘life alert’ kind of device that they can contact 911. They used to sell a phone that just called 911 and nothing else. I’m sure they still make them. If you have an elderly family member who is a veteran the VA will provide you with a ‘life alert’ type of device and they will pay for the service. I just got one for my father through the VA. It is worn around the neck or on a belt clip and is essentially a cellphone with one button that calls a service. When you set it up the service will have you list the names and phone numbers of people who are available to respond as well as 911. It is worth it whatever the cost so that none reading this ever have to go through what I am sure their family went through.

All statements MOO and speculation.

My mom had a pager-like item through Life Alert. It stayed in Mom's car. It had one red button on it. If you push that button it alerts the Life Alert center and gives them the client name & the GPS location of the pager. Life Alert calls the emergency contact in their records.

Depending on what that person tells them about where the client should be, they may also call 911 with a description of the car and/or client.

My mom kept her cell phone in a Ziploc on her closet shelf so, yeah, not very handy in an emergency.