VA VA - Myra Gertrude Ramey, 47, Davenport, 6 Sep 2020

[ChatteringBirds]

Information from:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)



Missing Person / NamUs #MP81067
Myra Gertrude Ramey
Female, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact: September 6, 2020
Missing From: Davenport, Virginia
Missing Age: 47 Years
Current Age: 47 Years
First Name: Myra
Middle Name: Gertrude
Last Name: Ramey
Height: 5' 9" (69 Inches)
Weight: 125 - 160 lbs

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact: September 6, 2020
NamUs Case Created: June 9, 2021
Last Known Location:
Davenport, Virginia 24239
County: Buchanan County

Circumstances of Disappearance
Myra Ramey was reported Missing with last contact stated being from her boyfriend in the early morning hours on 09/06/2020. The statement made was Myra Ramey and her boyfriend were traveling on Indian Creek Road in the Davenport section of Buchanan County when Myra Ramey got out of the vehicle they were traveling in, Myra Ramey has not been seen since.

Physical Description
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry
Head Hair Description:
Myra Ramey has dyed Blonde Hair her natural hair color is Brown.
Myra Ramey hair was approximately shoulder length.
Eye Color: Brown

Distinctive Physical Features
Scar/mark: Myra Ramey has a scar on her left knee.
Tattoo: Myra Ramey has a faded laser treated tattoo on her ankle.

Clothing and Accessories
Clothing: Myra Ramey clothing description was wearing a blue or gray shirt, gray leggings, bright pink tennis shoes and was carrying a Coach purse.

Transportation
General Motor Corp. Sierra
Style Pickup
Color: Red
State: Maryland
Comments:
Myra Ramey was reported to be traveling in her boyfriends vehicle as described, when she exited the vehicle on the roadway on Indian Creek Road in the Davenport section of Buchanan County.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Article from September 2020:
Police asking for help with finding missing Buchanan County woman

 

[JnRyan]

Davenport VA? I really had to go Google Maps for that one. Way out in the western part of the state in an area that only the locals are familiar with. IOW, you're not likely to run across it or near it while on a major route like I-81, Hwy 460 or 360.

 

[Unsolved]

Myra's FB. Check out the comments ("SJ" yikes):

Myra Ramey

Another (not much but photo)

LarryMyra Vanmeter

 

[155etta]

Myra's FB. Check out the comments ("SJ" yikes):

Myra Ramey

Another (not much but photo)

LarryMyra Vanmeter

Her comments are pretty testy for someone who is into polygamy. MOO.

 

[JnRyan]

Myra's FB. Check out the comments ("SJ" yikes):

Myra Ramey

Another (not much but photo)

LarryMyra Vanmeter

Well, that certainly puts a different light on things.

 

[RBC69]

Maybe I'm just suspicious from reading too many of these things, but the 'ol "I just let her out of my vehicle and never saw her again" story never sounds right to me.

 

[kelsie]

Myra Gertrude Ramey – The Charley Project

 

[lindamichelle1]

Mmmm dropped off by boyfriend no where with witnesses and never seen again. Sounds like the usual story they tell.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

This seems like a solvable case. Is there really nothing more that LE can do? Even today there are of public comments on Myra's Facebook that are disturbing. Who are these people, and what did they do to her, and why? All JMO.

 

[lindamichelle1]

I totally agree, the comments are super disturbing. August 16 she is posting about a new relationship her friends seem weary about and then she's literally missing like 2 weeks later. I cannot believe police have not done more in this case.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I totally agree, the comments are super disturbing. August 16 she is posting about a new relationship her friends seem weary about and then she's literally missing like 2 weeks later. I cannot believe police have not done more in this case.

Maybe LE is working quietly behind-the-scenes.

 

[CuriousJeb]

A few more details...

Buchanan County officials continue to investigate woman's disappearance as family prays

 

[CuriousJeb]

I live in Southwest Virginia. Sad to see no answers.

Myra's niece posted a public photo album called "Myra, where are you..."

Attached are a couple of articles from the local newspaper - The Virginia Mountaineer.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping up, very sad case.

Charley Project link:

Myra Gertrude Ramey – The Charley Project

Doe Network link:

4070DFVA - Myra Gertrude Ramey

Myra was reported missing the next day by her boyfriend who stated they argued and she exited the vehicle between the hours of 2-4:30 am on a public road. He reported Myra left walking in the opposite direction as he drove away. This area has no cell service and is very isolated. No stores, few homes, and very little traffic at that hour. The report included a statement that the couple had been to another couple's home approximately 5-10 minutes prior and that couple have given statements that she left there safely. She vanished. K9s were not able to detect her. Search and rescue teams have turned up nothing. No credible leads after one year.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Archived article from The Virginia Mountaineer, 8/31/25

https://archive.ph/lDvZg

<<During an interview with Hatfield in 2023, he stated that what made the Ramey case so difficult was the 14-hour gap between when Ramey was last seen and when she was reported missing. “She was last seen by her boyfriend Larry Vanmeter, who Ramey had recently met from Maryland,” Hatfield said. “Apparently, there was a disagreement, if you would call it that, but she demanded to get out of the vehicle on Indian Creek Road. He said he let her out of the vehicle on Indian Creek Road at one of the churches up there, and that was the last time he saw her.”

Barton does not believe Ramey ever got out of the Vanmeter truck because her phone and purse were left behind. “Somebody had to do something to her,” added Barton. “She just didn’t disappear into thin air. In this small community, everyone knew Myra; she grew up here.”

Investigator Hatfield told the Mountaineer that the incident occurred around 4 a.m. on Sept. 6, 2020, in the early morning hours>>