The Harris County Sheriff’s Office seeks public assistance in finding Ella Mae Horton, last seen in Katy, Texas.
KATY, Texas — The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a 72-year-old woman who was last seen in Katy, Texas, earlier this week.
Ella Mae Horton was last seen around 9:00 a.m. on June 23, 2025, on Grand West Boulevard near the Grand Parkway and Katy Freeway. She has not been heard from since.
Horton is described as a 5-foot-8-inch tall woman weighing approximately 130 pounds. She has blue eyes and gray hair.
According to investigators, Horton was last seen wearing a black bonnet, a black shirt, light blue pajamas with penguins, and grey Van shoes.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is urged to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit at 713-274-9270, Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477, or by email at HCSOMissingTipLine@sheriff.hctx.net.
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Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.
The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.
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