Police search for elderly woman who went missing in Cheltenham Township

Police are seeking the public’s help in finding an elderly woman who went missing in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.  

Shirley Williams, 82, was reported missing on Friday, March 20, 2026, at 2 p.m. Cheltenham Township Police said she left her home on the 7900 block of Rolling Green Road around 1:30 p.m. that day on foot.

Williams suffers from dementia and frequently gets confused and unaware of her surroundings and location, police said.

Williams is described as a Black woman with grey hair and brown eyes standing 5-foot-6 and weighing 140 pounds. She was last seen wearing a light-colored top, tan pants and slippers. Police said she does not have a cellphone.

Anyone with information on Williams’ whereabouts should call 911 or Cheltenham Township Police at 215-885-1600.