Missing 64-year-old woman last seen in Gaston County

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A Silver Alert was issued Tuesday for Gloria Jean Harper, who may be suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment.

The 64-year-old woman is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 350 pounds.

She has long gray hair and blue eyes and was wearing a light-blue or gray short sleeved shirt and blue jeans.

Harper is driving a red 2004 Chevy Monte Carlo SS with a North Carolina license plate -- SYT-9350.

Authorities said Harper was last seen on Belmont Mount Holly Road at Interstate 85 Exit 26 traveling south toward North Main Street in Belmont, authorities said.

There is a “Coal Miner’s Daughter” tag in the front.

Anyone with information about Harper should call the Belmont Police Department at 704-829-3792.

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