| Age at missing | 63 years old |
| Case ID | barbara-thomason |
| City en | Princeton |
| City geo ID | 4819079 |
| City slug | princeton |
| Classification | Endangered Missing |
| Classification en | Endangered Missing |
| County en | |
| County fips ref | 54055 |
| County slug | mercer-county |
| Created at | 2026-01-16T16:23:17.046178+00:00 |
| Date of birth | |
| Disappearance details | Thomason was last seen on September 26, 2011. She walked away from Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center in the 200 block of 12th Street Extension in Princeton, West Virginia; she had been a patient there for over twenty years and was enrolled in their adult day care program. She disappeared while performing her assigned chores, which included tidying up the area around the Southern Highlands building. She was last seen near Princeton Community Hospital at 11:10 a.m. She has never been heard from again. Thomason's caregivers describe her as a very friendly, trusting woman. There were possible sightings of her reported in Bluefield, Welch and Tazewell, West Virginia during the autumn months of 2011, but none of the sightings were confirmed. Her case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency Princeton Police Department 304-487-5000 Source Information The Bluefield Daily Telegraph The Princeton Times Missing Persons of America Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 9, 2019; casefile added. |
| Disappearance details en | Thomason was last seen on September 26, 2011. She walked away from Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center in the 200 block of 12th Street Extension in Princeton, West Virginia; she had been a patient there for over twenty years and was enrolled in their adult day care program. She disappeared while performing her assigned chores, which included tidying up the area around the Southern Highlands building. She was last seen near Princeton Community Hospital at 11:10 a.m. She has never been heard from again. Thomason's caregivers describe her as a very friendly, trusting woman. There were possible sightings of her reported in Bluefield, Welch and Tazewell, West Virginia during the autumn months of 2011, but none of the sightings were confirmed. Her case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency Princeton Police Department 304-487-5000 Source Information The Bluefield Daily Telegraph The Princeton Times Missing Persons of America Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 9, 2019; casefile added. |
| Disappearance details word count | 159 |
| Distinguishing marks | White female. Gray hair, blue eys. |
| Distinguishing marks en | White female. Gray hair, blue eys. |
| Full name | Barbara Thomason |
| Full name en | Barbara Thomason |
| Height | 5'2 |
| ID | 12096 |
| Investigating agency | Princeton Police Department 304-487-5000 Source Information The Bluefield Daily Telegraph The Princeton Times Missing Persons of America |
| Missing since | 2011-09-26 |
| Official last updated | 2019-07-09 |
| Official update count | 1 |
| Official update history | casefile added. |
| Path | west-virginia/mercer-county/princeton |
| Race | White |
| Race en | White |
| Sex | Female |
| Source info | The Bluefield Daily Telegraph The Princeton Times Missing Persons of America |
| State en | West Virginia |
| State ref | WV |
| State slug | west-virginia |
| Status | active |
| Updated at | 2026-01-16T16:23:17.046178+00:00 |
| URL path | west-virginia/mercer-county/princeton |
| Weight | 180 pounds |
Thomason was last seen on September 26, 2011. She walked away from Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center in the 200 block of 12th Street Extension in Princeton, West Virginia; she had been a patient there for over twenty years and was enrolled in their adult day care program. She disappeared while performing her assigned chores, which included tidying up the area around the Southern Highlands building. She was last seen near Princeton Community Hospital at 11:10 a.m. She has never been heard from again. Thomason’s caregivers describe her as a very friendly, trusting woman. There were possible sightings of her reported in Bluefield, Welch and Tazewell, West Virginia during the autumn months of 2011, but none of the sightings were confirmed. Her case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency Princeton Police Department 304-487-5000 Source Information The Bluefield Daily Telegraph The Princeton Times Missing Persons of America Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 9, 2019; casefile added.