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Smyrna couple with dementia found safe

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March 14, 2012

A Smyrna couple with dementia who had been missing since Monday was found safe, police said.

Rayburn and Betty Louise Watt found their way to a relative’s house in Cobb County around 8 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

A Mattie's Call was issued for the husband, 88, and wife, 89, Monday night. They had last been seen in their minivan in Atlanta.

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