Misty Dawn Wilson

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ST. GEORGE - The last thing Misty Dawn Wilson said to her father was "I love you."

That was Aug. 29, the last night that Misty Dawn Wilson, 15, was seen by her father, Steve Wilson, at the LaVerkin Chevron service station.

Wilson and his wife, Laura, who now live in St. George, are asking anyone with information about their daughter's whereabouts to contact the St. George Police Department.

Craig Harding, spokesman for the department, said Wilson has been entered on the list with the Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and authorities have tried to contact Donald Sperry, 29, who was last seen with Wilson.

"Donald Sperry is not a suspect, but we are trying to get a hold of him and find out what his involvement is," Harding said. "We don't discount that she could have been abducted, but there is no evidence of that, either. She is just gone."

Steve Wilson said his family had been staying with a son at the Silver Springs RV Park since July. Sperry was also living at the RV Park and was known to the family as a friend. Wilson said Sperry moved from the RV park two weeks prior to Misty's disappearance.

Wilson said the last day he spent with his daughter was a normal day and that she told him she was going to spend the night at a friend's house. When he saw her at the Chevron station, he teased her about taking her puppy, a 21¼2-month-old pit bull puppy named Bomber. After a moment's hesitation, Wilson said his daughter took the dog. Wilson also spoke to Sperry who was at the gasoline station and convenience store.

"I said to her, 'I'll see you tomorrow,' and she said, 'OK, Dad. I love you,'" Wilson said.

Laura Wilson said that when her daughter did not return home the next day, she and her husband made telephone calls trying to find her.

After a few days, the parents, who moved back to St. George, filed a report with the St. George Police Department.

Laura Wilson said beside the puppy, her daughter did not take anything with her.

"She didn't take her purse or her makeup and no changes of clothes," Wilson said with tears in her eyes. "I don't think she would leave voluntarily."

Steve Wilson said the family has gone through some hard times, but the thing that held them together was their love for each other.

While Steve and Laura Wilson do not believe their daughter ran away or left voluntarily, they are hoping that is what happened.

"This is all just so scary," Steve Wilson said. "We are hoping she left on her own, and she is OK."

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