Missing
Donnie Edward Pennington
Pennington, approximately 2006
Date and time person was reported missing : 03/04/2006
Missing location (approx) :
Gaffney, South Carolina
Missing classification : Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 04/22/1963 (58)
Age at the time of disappearance: 42 years old
Height / Weight : 6'0 - 6'2, 210 - 230 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A dark gray pocket t-shirt, a camouflAge at the time of disappearance: -print jacket, blue jeans, brown and black boots, and a gold-colored watch. Carrying a brown wallet.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Pennington is balding. His nicknames are Beardy and Chuck. He has a cyst removal scar on his back, scars on his shoulders, and a tattoo on his left arm of three crosses in a row with his initials, D.P.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Pennington was last seen at approximately 8:00 p.m. on March 4, 2006, at a residence in the vicinity of Timken Road and the 2200 block of Old Georgia Highway in Gaffney, South Carolina. He said he was going to visit a friend and would be back in an hour. He has never been heard from again.
Pennington was reported missing by his wife on March 7. She stated he has spent several days at a time with friends before, but he has never been gone for this long.
Pennington was employed as a carpenter at the time he went missing. He is an outdoorsman and enjoys fishing. Authorities do not suspect foul play was involved in his case, but it remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
864-489-4722
September 2021 updates and sources
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
The Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The Gaffney Ledger
October 12, 2004. September 4, 2006; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
