EASLEY — Pickens County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking for the public’s help to find an elderly Easley man missing since last week.

                                  Richard

[cointent_lockedcontent] According to a release from the sheriff’s office, 69-year-old Billy Mack Richard was last seen by a family member at around 1 a.m. on Oct. 9 as he left home to get a drink at a local convenience store.

Richard, described as a 6’0″, 180-pound white male with gray hair and blue eyes, is believed to be driving a white 2003 Buick LeSabre with a paper tag from Miles Motors, police said.

“The circumstances of Mr. Richard’s disappearance are unknown at this time, but he does require medication that is to be taken daily,” sheriff’s office chief deputy Creed Hashe said in a news release. “No evidence or information of foul play has been discovered by the sheriff’s office at this stage in the investigation.”

Anyone with information about Richard’s whereabouts is asked to call the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office at (864) 898-5500. The investigation is currently being handled by sheriff’s office detectives.[/cointent_lockedcontent]