-Letter courtesy Ericka M. Ellis-Stewart – granddaughter of Margaret Ellis

To the Community of Vance County, North Carolina,

We, the family of Margaret Alston Ellis, would like to thank each of you (friends, extended family, and members of the public) for all your acts of kindness and bravery as you helped reunite us on Saturday, March 2, 2019. Many of you assisted by using social media to spread the word, or offered words of encouragement. We have heard stories where some of you organized (to assist with the) search parties and drove around looking for her. This community truly came together in support of one of your own.

We are especially grateful to Ms. Vicky Marshall of Robersonville, NC for alerting the Greenville Police Department (GDP) that Margaret was in the TJ Max/Harris Teeter parking lot. We thank the first responders (Henderson Police Department and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office) who took our calls, calmed us down, and issued a statewide Silver Alert, and GPD Officer Terence Daltroff for being first on the scene and confirming her identity. The Henderson Police Department and Vance County Sheriff’s Office worked diligently with law enforcement from other counties enlisting their help in locating a treasured Vance County community member. Finally, we thank the various media outlets, the National Center for Missing and Endangered, and the NC Center for Missing Persons for helping to make the public aware.

As many of you know by now Margaret was found, unharmed, in Greenville, NC and has since been reunited with her family. Please know we are grateful for all the thoughts, prayers, and acts of kindness as we went through the process of locating and reuniting with our loved one.

Thank You!

The Family of Margaret Alston Ellis