Authorities said Alice Stephenson was last seen by her co-workers and family at her job, the Walmart on U.S. 70.
Officers say the 75-year-old called her boyfriend after getting off of work around 4 p.m. She told him she was on her way home, but never showed.
According to police, the boyfriend reported Stephenson missing around 7 a.m. Wednesday; she was found before 6 p.m. that night.
A caller reported seeing a woman lying in a grassy, dirt lot along Main Street near the train overpass just before the American Legion building.
She was transported to WakeMed for an examination.