The heartbroken grandmother of missing Glenrothes man Allan Bryant has passed away not knowing what happened to her beloved grandson.
Isobel McNamee (74), who lived just a few streets from Allan’s family home, died following a short illness on Saturday morning.
Allan’s father, also called Allan, said his mother-in-law Mrs McNamee was very close to her grandson who has not been seen since he left Styx nightclub in the town in the early hours of November 3 2013.
He said: “Even as she was coming in and out of sleep over the last few days she was talking about Allan, asking if we thought he would be found.”
Mr Bryant Snr said the shock of Allan’s disappearance and the agony of wondering what had become of him really affected her.
He said: “He was her grandson and like all the family she was devastated.”
Mrs McNamee’s death is further heartache for he and Allan’s mother Marie Degan, who live in the Macedonia area.
He said: “It’s just another kick in the teeth for us on top of Allan.”
However, the family has decided to press ahead with a search on Monday led by K9 Search and Recovery Scotland.
The scene of a rumoured rave is to be targeted with the help of a specialist sniffer dog.
An appeal has been issued to members of the public to join the hunt in Auchtermuchty Woods.
The search follows claims on Facebook that the 24-year-old had been at a party in the woodland on the night he disappeared.
While Mr Bryant Snr is sceptical about such rumours, he said it was important that all avenues were investigated.
Allan Jnr never returned home from a night out with friends despite high-profile appeals by his family and the police.
Searchers will set off from Glenrothes Airfield at 10am.