Bridgeman signs the Cue Center banner.

A man whose own wife is missing, Bridgeman came to show support for the family and friends of Shonda Stansbury, who in December will be missing seven years.

“I feel bad for them,” Bridgeman said before the vigil. “I know they need closure. I pray I don't have to wait that long.”

Tonight's vigil was part of the Cue Center for Missing Persons Road Tour Stop. It is an organization that has assisted in the the search for Shonda in the past, family members said.

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The aim of the vigil was to keep Shonda's case fresh, they said. “We're just looking for answers,” said her father, Jack. “No one will tell us what actually happened.”

Shonda was a loving daughter and devoted mother, her father said. “She was always there for the kids. She always remembered holidays and was there for birthdays.”

Supporters hold candles.

The last time he talked to Shonda, there was nothing wrong. “She wanted to go see her kids. That's all she talked about.”

Mr. Stansbury believes his daughter fell victim to foul play. “I think somebody did something to her. I have no idea what. She wouldn't have just, there was no way she would have left her kids and family. We want some kind of closure. While I know it won't happen, I would love to see her walk through the door.”

Shonda's children — Brianna, Harley, John Jr. and Coby — are now 14, 13, 11 and 9 respectively, her mother, Gloria Bedgood, said. “We tell them she is missing. They think she's gone off to have another family.”

The biggest hope, Bedgood said, is that one day her daughter is found. “Brianna calls upset with dreams she's had.”

Shonda's photo.

Bedgood fears the worst, given how long her daughter has been missing. She last talked to her daughter on December 8, 2006. “She would call 10 to 11 times a day.”

Her mother doesn't understand what could have happened. “She wouldn't do anything to hurt anybody. She was a very loving person, she cared a lot.”

Shonda's sister, Jackie, said the vigil and the Cue Center's support was important. “It means the world to have someone who cares. It's tough.”

Jackie's note to her sister.

Jackie believes events that played out the night of a botched 911 call may have had something to do with her disappearance. She believes the person who made that call, claiming to see someone matching her sister's description being chased by two men in the area of Information Grocery, may have been a ruse.

Kim Wallace, a friend of Bridgeman's who came out to support the Stansbury family, told the group after James tried to speak, “James works every day and searches for her every night. I don't think he can make it seven years. We just wanted to come and learn. We came because of Shonda.”