| Age at missing | 81 years old |
| Case ID | morris-mayfield-jr |
| City en | New Orleans |
| City geo ID | 4335045 |
| City slug | new-orleans |
| Classification | Endangered Missing |
| Classification en | Endangered Missing |
| County en | |
| County fips ref | 22071 |
| County slug | orleans-parish |
| Created at | 2026-01-16T16:23:17.046178+00:00 |
| Date of birth | 1936-01-13 |
| Disappearance details | Mayfield was last seen at his home in the 2800 block of Tennessee Street in New Orleans, Louisiana at 8:00 a.m. on June 9, 2017. He left home with his wallet, but without his cellular phone, and has never been heard from again. Although he has a history of wandering away from home due to his Alzheimer's Disease, usually a neighbor would find him and bring him home. Mayfield is an Army veteran and formerly worked as a cook at Ochsner Hospital. He has three children and over a dozen grandchildren. Few details are available in his case. Investigating Agency New Orleans Police Department 504-658-5150 Source Information Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People Fox 8 New Orleans Police Department News Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated June 28, 2021; casefile added. |
| Disappearance details en | Mayfield was last seen at his home in the 2800 block of Tennessee Street in New Orleans, Louisiana at 8:00 a.m. on June 9, 2017. He left home with his wallet, but without his cellular phone, and has never been heard from again. Although he has a history of wandering away from home due to his Alzheimer's Disease, usually a neighbor would find him and bring him home. Mayfield is an Army veteran and formerly worked as a cook at Ochsner Hospital. He has three children and over a dozen grandchildren. Few details are available in his case. Investigating Agency New Orleans Police Department 504-658-5150 Source Information Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People Fox 8 New Orleans Police Department News Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated June 28, 2021; casefile added. |
| Disappearance details word count | 135 |
| Distinguishing marks | Black male. Black hair, brown eyes. Mayfield wears dentures or a dental bridge, and has gold caps on his teeth. He has a tattoo on his right bicep of a woman sitting in a chair, and a tattoo of the words "BEANIE" and "MAE" on his right wrist. |
| Distinguishing marks en | Black male. Black hair, brown eyes. Mayfield wears dentures or a dental bridge, and has gold caps on his teeth. He has a tattoo on his right bicep of a woman sitting in a chair, and a tattoo of the words "BEANIE" and "MAE" on his right wrist. |
| Full name | Morris Mayfield Jr. |
| Full name en | Morris Mayfield Jr. |
| Height | 6'1 |
| ID | 11240 |
| Investigating agency | New Orleans Police Department 504-658-5150 Source Information Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People Fox 8 New Orleans Police Department News |
| Missing since | 2017-06-09 |
| Official last updated | 2021-06-28 |
| Official update count | 1 |
| Official update history | casefile added. |
| Path | louisiana/orleans-parish/new-orleans |
| Race | White |
| Race en | White |
| Sex | Male |
| Source info | Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People Fox 8 New Orleans Police Department News |
| State en | Louisiana |
| State ref | LA |
| State slug | louisiana |
| Status | active |
| Updated at | 2026-01-16T16:23:17.046178+00:00 |
| URL path | louisiana/orleans-parish/new-orleans |
| Weight | 180 - 200 pounds |
Mayfield was last seen at his home in the 2800 block of Tennessee Street in New Orleans, Louisiana at 8:00 a.m. on June 9, 2017. He left home with his wallet, but without his cellular phone, and has never been heard from again. Although he has a history of wandering away from home due to his Alzheimer’s Disease, usually a neighbor would find him and bring him home. Mayfield is an Army veteran and formerly worked as a cook at Ochsner Hospital. He has three children and over a dozen grandchildren. Few details are available in his case. Investigating Agency New Orleans Police Department 504-658-5150 Source Information Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People Fox 8 New Orleans Police Department News Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated June 28, 2021; casefile added.