Missing man from Smith County found deceased near home

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A man who was reported missing has been found deceased near Tyler State Park Tuesday morning. According to the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, Gilbert Lay, 60, was located deceased in a field approximately 100 yards southeast of his residence. Lay’s pet Corgi was found alive nearby. Investigators with the Smith County Crime Scene Unit are now at the scene conducting initial investigations. Lay was reported missing at around midnight on Tuesday night near the park off Farm to Market Road 14. According to authorities, Lay had been reported missing since late Sunday or early morning Monday. He has been known to walk to the Tyler State Park. According to the sheriff’s office, he was legally blind and suffered from PTSD as well as high blood pressure.