TX TX - Vivian Winell Ashley, 33, Houston, 1 May 1961

[TheArtfulDetective]

Vivian Winell Ashley​

Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: May 01, 1961
Location Last Seen: Houston, Harris County, Texas

Description:​

• Date of Birth: January 01, 1928
• Age: 33
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Female
• Height: 6' 0" (72 inches)
• Weight: 170 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Vivian Winell Prigmore. Nell.
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Wedding band. Purse.
• Identifiers: Not available
• Other: Suffers from undisclosed mental health problems including a short period of amnesia.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Ashley was last seen in Houston, Texas on May 1, 1961. She had gone to a job interview and brought her son along with her. On the way home, they got off the bus downtown and stopped at the Greyhound bus station, where Ashley went inside while her son waited outside. When she emerged, they went to Sears, and her son asked if he could go to the sporting goods department to look at the baseball gloves. When he returned, Ashley was nowhere to be found. She has never been heard from again.

Ashley suffered from mental health issues at the time of her disappearance, and had previously experienced a period of amnesia. Few details are available regarding her case and her whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Not available

NamUs Case Number: Not listed
NCIC Case Number: Not available

3262DFTX - Vivian Winell Ashley

 

[Lwieckowicz]

Vivian Winell Ashley​

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Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: May 01, 1961
Location Last Seen: Houston, Harris County, Texas

Description:​

• Date of Birth: January 01, 1928
• Age: 33
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Female
• Height: 6' 0" (72 inches)
• Weight: 170 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Vivian Winell Prigmore. Nell.
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Wedding band. Purse.
• Identifiers: Not available
• Other: Suffers from undisclosed mental health problems including a short period of amnesia.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Ashley was last seen in Houston, Texas on May 1, 1961. She had gone to a job interview and brought her son along with her. On the way home, they got off the bus downtown and stopped at the Greyhound bus station, where Ashley went inside while her son waited outside. When she emerged, they went to Sears, and her son asked if he could go to the sporting goods department to look at the baseball gloves. When he returned, Ashley was nowhere to be found. She has never been heard from again.

Ashley suffered from mental health issues at the time of her disappearance, and had previously experienced a period of amnesia. Few details are available regarding her case and her whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Not available

NamUs Case Number: Not listed
NCIC Case Number: Not available

3262DFTX - Vivian Winell Ashley

Only thing I can say is that luckily her son didn’t disappear as well, sounds like her mental state could have become compromised and she either had “another” episode amnesia and took off on her own, got amnesia and became disoriented and then maybe got hurt or taken advantage by someone who came across her, or she had a mental/psychotic break maybe and ended up living/dying somewhere else..very tragic, I always feel for the kids who live through something traumatic like this with a parent, Id like to think if she did something to compromise herself she knowingly didn’t want to take her son down that path with her.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Her Ancestry profile has a few more photos of her.

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/20607533/person/969421263/facts

 

[TStewPrincess14]

Bump.

 

[spartanx]

Only thing I can say is that luckily her son didn’t disappear as well, sounds like her mental state could have become compromised and she either had “another” episode amnesia and took off on her own, got amnesia and became disoriented and then maybe got hurt or taken advantage by someone who came across her, or she had a mental/psychotic break maybe and ended up living/dying somewhere else..very tragic, I always feel for the kids who live through something traumatic like this with a parent, Id like to think if she did something to compromise herself she knowingly didn’t want to take her son down that path with her.

you are absolutely right friend I agree 100 with you... she was very beautiful her photos are beautiful

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[Justin537]

I have a feeling she wanted to die and didn't want her son to possibly see it.

 

[HopeRains]

It does sound as if she could have bought a bus ticket if she went into the Greyhound station.

 

[Brightchaser47]

Maybe the job interview didn't go well. If she was already frustrated, despondent, having mental health issues, that could cause her to make irrational decisions. Also, the amnesia could've been dissociative fugue. Still, in the midst of whatever was going on in her head, she didn't harm her son. That says a lot...jmo