Celebration of life planned for missing woman

Family and friends of a missing Richmond woman have planned a celebration of her life Sunday.

Marilyn “Niqui” McCown vanished on July 22, 2001. She was last seen at the coin-operated laundry in the 1000 block of South E Street.

The McCown family has planned a celebration of Niqui’s life at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Glen Miller Park. The gathering will take place at Shelter 10. All ages are welcome. Those attending are asked to bring food for a pitch-in.

Despite an intensive investigation here and in Dayton, Ohio, no trace of McCown was ever found. Her car, which went missing when she did, was found months later in a Dayton apartment building parking lot, but it yielded no clues.

McCown was 28 when she disappeared. She left behind a daughter who was 8 then.

McCown’s entire name is Marilyn Renee Nicole McCown, but in her childhood Nicole got shortened to Niqui by young siblings who had trouble with the pronunciation.

Anyone who has information about McCown’s disappearance is urged to contact Richmond Police Department at (765) 983-7247.