NewsLocal News

Actions

78-year-old missing woman found

Posted
and last updated

UPDATE: According to deputies, Ledabell has been found in Oildale and returned to her family.
---------

The Kern County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 78-year-old woman who has been missing since Sunday morning.

According to KCSO, the woman, identified as 78-year-old Ledabell Branthoover, was last seen around 9:30 Sunday morning in the Oildale area. 

Branthoover is between 5-foot-10 and 6-feet tall, weighs about 200 pounds, has gray hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a teal jacket and black pants. 

According to KCSO, the woman is mentally handicapped and has the mental capacity of a 5-year-old. 

Anyone who has seen the woman is asked to call 861-3110 and reference case #2018-00177605. 

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Sunday

07/05/2026

Mostly Sunny

99° / 71°

0%

Monday

07/06/2026

Sunny

100° / 70°

0%

Tuesday

07/07/2026

Sunny

100° / 70°

0%

Wednesday

07/08/2026

Sunny

99° / 70°

0%

Thursday

07/09/2026

Sunny

101° / 72°

0%

Friday

07/10/2026

Sunny

104° / 73°

0%

Saturday

07/11/2026

Mostly Sunny

103° / 76°

0%

Sunday

07/12/2026

Mostly Sunny

102° / 77°

0%