Missing woman, formerly of Molalla, turns up in Walla Walla
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By Abby Sewell
Molalla Pioneer
When 67-year-old Linda Mildred Cook unexpectedly left the home she shares with her husband in Emmett, Idaho, on July 4 police and family members thought she was heading for Molalla, where she lived for many years.
However, Cook, who has a thyroid condition that can lead to acute confusion, turned up in a Walla Walla, Wash., Super 8 motel room this morning.
After five days without contact, Cook called her husband from the motel this morning to tell him where she was and that she was safe. Walla Walla police responded to the motel and made contact with her.
Daughter Lori Jarvis of Molalla, who is currently en route to Walla Walla to meet her mother, said she was "ecstatic" to find Cook alive and well.
"Her van broke down in Walla Walla, but I don't think she knew she took the wrong direction," Jarvis said. "Other than that, we don't know much more."
Although originally from Idaho, Cook and her husband moved to Molalla in 1971 and only recently returned to Emmett.
Jarvis said the family made the drive from Molalla to Idaho every year to visit relatives, but that her mother always avoided driving for long stretches.
“She doesn’t drive long distances – Dad always did that,” Jarvis said. “Mom would drive in a radius of maybe 30 miles. Her arthritis can’t handle long distances, she never drives at night, and she doesn’t like driving in urban areas.”
According to the Gem County Sheriff’s Office, Cook left home at about 5 p.m. on July 4. Officials also said Cook apparently used a credit card to make a withdrawal from a US Bank in the La Grande area on July 5.
Lt. Gregg Hastings of the Oregon State Police said no sightings or other information about Cook’s whereabouts were reported after the bank withdrawal, until this morning.
Jarvis said Cook will be returning to Idaho once family members arrive to help her.
"The van is broken down, so we'll be with her until we figure out what to do," she said.
Molalla Pioneer
When 67-year-old Linda Mildred Cook unexpectedly left the home she shares with her husband in Emmett, Idaho, on July 4 police and family members thought she was heading for Molalla, where she lived for many years.
However, Cook, who has a thyroid condition that can lead to acute confusion, turned up in a Walla Walla, Wash., Super 8 motel room this morning.
After five days without contact, Cook called her husband from the motel this morning to tell him where she was and that she was safe. Walla Walla police responded to the motel and made contact with her.
Daughter Lori Jarvis of Molalla, who is currently en route to Walla Walla to meet her mother, said she was "ecstatic" to find Cook alive and well.
"Her van broke down in Walla Walla, but I don't think she knew she took the wrong direction," Jarvis said. "Other than that, we don't know much more."
Although originally from Idaho, Cook and her husband moved to Molalla in 1971 and only recently returned to Emmett.
Jarvis said the family made the drive from Molalla to Idaho every year to visit relatives, but that her mother always avoided driving for long stretches.
“She doesn’t drive long distances – Dad always did that,” Jarvis said. “Mom would drive in a radius of maybe 30 miles. Her arthritis can’t handle long distances, she never drives at night, and she doesn’t like driving in urban areas.”
According to the Gem County Sheriff’s Office, Cook left home at about 5 p.m. on July 4. Officials also said Cook apparently used a credit card to make a withdrawal from a US Bank in the La Grande area on July 5.
Lt. Gregg Hastings of the Oregon State Police said no sightings or other information about Cook’s whereabouts were reported after the bank withdrawal, until this morning.
Jarvis said Cook will be returning to Idaho once family members arrive to help her.
"The van is broken down, so we'll be with her until we figure out what to do," she said.
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