A search is underway in South Carolina for a missing man who was called “endangered,” by the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office.

Albert Smalls, Jr., was publicly reported missing by the sheriff’s office Saturday. Smalls’ family told the sheriff’s office that the 81-year-old Vance resident was last seen leaving the Lowe’s Home Improvement store in Orangeburg at about 4 p.m. Friday.

”This gentleman was making a trip to get some home repair supplies on Friday afternoon,” Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said in a news release.

Deputies said that they were told that Smalls’ blue Ford F150 pickup truck, with a South Carolina license plate reading “SXE731,” was seen in Ridgeville at about 6:45 p.m. Friday. That’s about 50 miles from the Lowe’s.

Smalls’ financial transaction card was used in Georgetown at 10 a.m. Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office. That’s more than 100 miles from the Lowe’s, and over 70 miles from Ridgeville.

Family members said Smalls suffers from periodic memory loss, and that’s why he’s considered endangered, according to the sheriff’s office.

The sheriff’s office described Smalls as a 5-foot-7, 150 pound man.

The sheriff’s office did not say if foul play was suspected in Smalls’ disappearance.

Anyone who has seen Smalls, or has information about him, is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 803-534-3550.

“His family hasn’t seen him … and we’d like to bring him home safely,” Ravenell said.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.