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Volunteers begin search for missing Fayette County woman

PERRYOPOLIS, Pa. — Volunteers have started searching a missing Fayette County woman.

Caroline Branthoover, 74, who goes by the nickname "Susie," was last seen Wednesday at the Junction Tavern in Star Junction.

Volunteers started searching the area for Branthoover around 10 a.m. Friday.

Her granddaughter told Channel 11 employees helped Branthoover to her car and that she was headed home to Perryopolis.

"She's the only grammy we have, we love her very much," said Haley Branthoover, her granddaughter. "We're very concerned about her. She would never go a day without talking to us or answering her phone."

WPXI is at the command center as volunteers continue to sear for Branthoover. Refresh WPXI.com for updates. 

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Her family is asking that everyone be on the lookout for her red, Pontiac sedan with the license plate FWX8296.

Her granddaughter told Channel 11 search teams will start looking for her at 9 a.m. around Star Junction Golf.

The family is worried because she doesn't have her oxygen.

"She's just everything to us, she's our grandma," Haley Branthoover said.