Rural Carrier Chasity Lowe was making deliveries last month in Murfreesboro, TN, when a distressed customer approached her.
The woman, Lucille Reynolds, said her husband, James, had gone missing from their home about a half-hour earlier. Because he has a medical condition, Lucille said she feared for his well-being.
Lowe said she would keep an eye out for James — and about an hour later, she spotted him sitting on steps outside a church. He appeared weak and disoriented.
The Postal Service employee called Lucille and waited with James until she arrived with other relieved family members to take him home.
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