Bare

Rose Bare just wants to know her husband, Edward Lee Bare, is alive and well.

Shortly after 2:30 p.m. Monday Deputy C.E. Carroll of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office responded to Bare’s residence on Easton Street off Zoo Road after his wife reported him missing.

Bare may be distracted as he was in a dispute over a building he was afraid he was going to lose, his wife said. He has suffered from depression and has been suicidal in the past, she said.

“We have checked airports and he’s not left on airplanes. We’re going to try to check trains. No one has any information,” Mrs. Bare said this morning.

Things were normal Monday, Mrs. Bare said. Around 8:30 a.m. he gave her a kiss before leaving, his wife thinking he was going off to work.

Chief Deputy Wes Tripp of the sheriff’s office said in a press release that his pickup and keys to his custom body shop business at 392 Airbase Road were left at home. Any other mode of transportation was also left behind, he said, and his destination or direction of travel is unknown.

Mrs. Bare said hasn’t slept since Monday. “I want to know is something wrong or has he hurt himself. When he left I thought he would be at work. I want to know he’s alive.”

Bare is 48 years old and stands 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds.

He has black hair that is graying, brown eyes and a medium complexion.

He was last seen wearing a gray T-shirt, beige work pants and boots. He has a tattoo of a rose on his ring finger.

Anyone with information on Bare’s location is encouraged to call the sheriff’s office at 252-583-8051, Halifax County 911 at 252-583-1991 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.