There’s more to know about a now-deceased Roan Mountain man. Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford has released a statement regarding the search and investigation of Thomas Hastings. According to Lunceford, authorities received a call on July 3 about the disappearance of Thomas Hastings from his home on Laurel Highlands Road in Carter County. According to the statement, Hastings’s disappearance was initiated by family in California.Further interviews with family members revealed that Hastings suffered from dementia and had a previous history of wandering away from his home.