Sheriff’s Office: Body Found in Cherokee County Not Missing Woman

LUFKIN � Medical officials have determined a body recently found off Highway 69 in a Cherokee County median is not missing person Sheila Ann Morton. According to KETK, the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office says University of North Texas officials compared dental records sent to them from Morton’s doctor with the body from Cherokee County. The x-rays did not match and Morton has been ruled out as the possible victim. The case now shifts back to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office. Meanwhile, the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office deputies will continue to seek leads on the disappearance of Morton, who has not been seen since June 2 in Huntington.

The decomposed body was found by a TxDOT mowing crew at around 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, near the city of Wells off Highway 69 and County Road 2620. Authorities said the median where the body was discovered had last been mowed sometime in June. An autopsy could not determine the cause of death.