Wallet Lost More than 60 Years Ago Returned To Family

Check out this amazing story of a wallet lost more than 60 years ago, finally returned to the family it belongs to. With luck and social media on their side, the people who found the lost wallet were able to locate who exactly it belonged to and return it.

The extraordinary story starts inside an old movie theater, with owners Chris and Nicole Escobar.

“We discovered a little piece of the wall fell out right here in this corner, and then we saw this space behind the wall that no one knew about,” shared Chris Escobar.

Chris looked into the dusty space and found an old wallet filled with memories. What a special find!

“This wallet was really a time capsule. It was chock-full of everything from receipts and insurance cards and library cards,” explained Chris.

Finding the Owner

All the cards pointed to the owner of the wallet – a Mrs. Roy Culbreth. She had lost her wallet at the movie theater in 1958 while on a date with her husband.

“I immediately did a Google search and was able to find Roy Culbreth’s obituary, and from there we were able to find out that his wife’s name was Floy, which was so adorable, Roy and Floy,” said Nicole Escobar.

Chris went on and shared how they were able to locate the family to give them back the wallet. 

“Went to social media, we’re able to actually get in touch with them, and share some photos so that it was not like, ‘Hey, this is a weird thing, but here, we think we found something that belongs to your family,” said Chris.

Floy Culbreth died in 2005 at age 87, but her family was so happy to be reunited with the lost wallet.

“Opening up the contents and just absolutely seeing so much of Mother in there was overwhelming,” shared Thea, the daughter of Floy. “I mean, it was her library card - she loved to read - and I remember as a little girl going to the library with Mother. It’s brought so many memories back that we haven’t thought about in so long.”

What a gift it has been to Floy’s family, to have her wallet, lost more than 60 years ago and filled with memories of her, back in their possession.

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