Family, Friends Organize Fundraiser For Missing Cherokee Man

Family and friends of a missing U.S. Army veteran next month will hold an event to raise money for a reward in an effort to find Chase Tyler Massner.

The fundraiser will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 at River Church, located at 2871 Church Street in Kennesaw. The fundraiser will include food, a yard sale, children’s activities and raffle items.

Anyone who wishes to donate money towards the reward, which currently stands at $2,500, or items for the event can email missingmassner@gmail.com. Donations are also being collected online.

Massner, who had been staying with his mother, Stephanie Cadenda, at her home in Woodstock before he disappeared, was last seen at his friend’s house at 555 Farmbrook Lane in Kennesaw at around 1 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Cadena and Massner’s wife, Amanda Massner, reported him missing on Friday, March 28.

Cobb County police spokesperson Michael Bowman said the case remains active and ”our detectives are following up on any good leads” that come their way.

Massner, a white male, was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt and khaki pants. He stands at 6’2, weighs around 175 pounds, has dark brown hair and brown eyes. He also has several tattoos, including a tattoo of a treasure chest, an angel and his surname on his arm and of two roses on his right pectoral muscle.

Anyone with information about Massner’s whereabouts should call the Cobb County police at (770) 499-4148.