Jennifer Rowe, 46, was last seen in December near her home in Saltville, Virginia.
Family and friends of Jennifer Rowe gathered Thursday night to share memories of the former Phillipsburg woman and hope that one day they may have answers about her disappearance.
Jennifer Rowe, 46, went missing two months ago Washington County, Virginia. She has family in the Phillipsburg area. (Facebook photo | For lehighvalleylive.com)Rowe, 46, was last seen Dec. 3 near her home in Saltville, Virginia, about 17 miles north of the border with Tennessee.
Authorities believe she fell into the north fork of the Holston River and for nearly two weeks searched a 19-mile stretch in the southwest corner of the state. Detective Brandon Tweed, of the Washington County, Virginia, Sheriff's Office, said this month that the search is planned to resume when the weather improves.
Thursday night's vigil was held in the Jersey Hose Fire Co. parking lot on South Main Street in Phillipsburg.
"We ask all friends and family to come and share memories of this wonderful women," the event's Facebook listing said. "We need to all pray together that one day will we all receive answers about what happen to this beautiful mother, sister and friend."
Family seeks clues about missing woman
Rowe's 27-year-old daughter, Heather Monteiro, of Phillipsburg, started the Facebook group Missing Jennifer Rowe.
"She would not just vanish," she told lehighvalleylive.com last week. "Something had to (have) happened to her and someone out there knows."
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