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Authorities cancel Silver Alert after missing man found dead

Livingston County man was reported missing Thursday
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol canceled the Endangered Silver Alert it issued last Thursday for a missing Livingston County, Missouri, man.

Gerald Avery, 82, had been last seen around 12:15 p.m. at the Livingston County Food Pantry, 403 Locust St. in Chillicothe.

He was found dead Monday, according to an update from authorities and the family.

The circumstances of Avery's death were not made public.

Editor's note: Out of respect for the family and in accordance with our new mugshot policy, information about Avery's medical conditions and the photo provided by police last week have been removed from this story.