Missing Marietta Man

MARIETTA, OH — This is a news alert from the Marietta Police Department about a missing man.

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The Marietta Police Department is currently looking for a missing 71-year-old man who goes by the name Ernest Howard Cox. He was last seen at his Glendale Road residence on Tuesday afternoon.

Cox is 5'9", 135 pounds, with grey hair and a grey beard. He was last seen wearing a red shirt. He's only familiar with the area immediately near the Frontier Shopping Center and his whereabouts are unknown. Anyone with information is asked to please immediately contact the Marietta Police Department at 740-376-2007.

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