by Alison James

UPDATE: Tammy Lee Wright has been found safe and sound.  Wright was located in Amory, Miss. Tuesday evening.

Tammy Lee Wright, of Highway 29 in Vina, was reported missing by family members June 21. She was last seen at approximately 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 20 at her residence.

“I was taking a little nap, and my boy was down the road at a friend’s house,” said husband Jimmy Wright. “When he came back home, I got up and noticed she was gone.”

Jimmy said his wife sits in the yard often, so he checked there first, but there was no sign of her. His son noticed that her fishing rod and supplies were also gone.

“We just got out there and started looking for her right then,” he said. “I’m really worried about it, because I don’t know where she’s at.”

Tammy, 43, is a white female, 5’9 and 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, according to information provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. She might be wearing a black shirt, jeans and western boots and might be carrying a camouflage or green coat. Jimmy said Tammy suffers from mental problems although a specific diagnosis is unknown.

She has gone missing in the past, but Jimmy said he has always found her within a day or so.

“This is one of the times I couldn’t find her yet,” Jimmy said. He has been out looking for her, checking under bridges and at creeks, in case she might be fishing.

She has recently spoken about people she knows in Philadelphia, Miss., but it is unknown if she may attempt to travel there. Jimmy said he has found her as far away as Mississippi in the past.

Anyone with any information on Tammy’s whereabouts is asked to contact the 24-hour number, 256-332-8820. As of press time Tuesday she was still missing.