Missing
Oliver Monroe Smith
Smith, approximately 1996
Date and time person was reported missing : 04/10/1996
Missing location (approx) :
Columbus, Georgia
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 84 years old
Height / Weight : 5'4, 155 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Work clothes.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Smith wears eyeglasses and a hearing aid.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Smith was last seen at his home in the Oakland Park area of south Columbus, Georgia at 9:00 a.m. on April 10, 1996. He told his wife he was going into the backyard to plant zinnias and would be back in a few minutes. He has never been heard from again. He left his wallet behind on the kitchen table.
Smith is a retired colonel and at the time of his disappearance, he and his wife were planning to embark on a cruise with the local Retired Officers Association. Both were in good physical and mental health at the time of his disappearance. Smith's case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Columbus Police Department
706-653-3450
September 2021 updates and sources
Columbus Police Department
The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
October 12, 2004. August 9, 2006; Age at the time of disappearance: added, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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