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80 year old Archie Flowers, father of released death row inmate Curtis Flowers, reported missing

A Silver Alert was issued late Wednesday for 80 year old Archie Flowers, father of released death row inmate Curtis Flowers.

From MBI:

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 80-year-old Archie Lee Flowers of Winona, MS, in Montgomery County.

He is described as a black male, five feet eight inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.He was last seen Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at about 2:30 pm in the 2200 block of Highway 82 in Leflore County, wearing a gray sweater, green corduroy pants, and a dark-colored hat.

Archie Lee Flowers is believed to be in a 2007 blue Nissan Versa bearing MS tag MTA9948 traveling in an unknown direction.Family members say Archie Lee Flowers suffers from a medical condition that may impair his judgment.

If anyone has information regarding the whereabouts of Archie Lee Flowers, contact Winona Police Department at 662-283-1140.

His son, Curtis Flowers, spent 20 years on death row but was released in December 2019.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."