The body of an Alba area man who had been missing since early Tuesday was found Thursday evening.
The Wood County Sheriff’s Department reported that about 6:55 p.m. the they received a phone call from Richard James who stated that while he was checking his property he discovered a body lying in a wooded area. James called the sheriff’s office and deputies responded. The body matched the description of 62-year-old Gerald Haley. The body was sent to the medical examiner’s office in Dallas for positive identification and cause of death. The sheriff’s department stated there is no evidence that indicates foul play.
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At approximately 1 a.m. Tuesday the sheriffs office had received a call from Haley’s wife at 2738 Farm-to-Market 17 in Alba.
The woman said her husband became upset and walked off from their home after making the statement that he was going to take his life.
Information about Haley has been listed in a missing person computer network.
The sheriff’s department said a search of the area (land and water) was conducted by several fire departments. Chief Deputy Wes Criddle said that sonar was used at Lake Fork and game wardens assisted after the department received a report that a man fitting Haley’s description was seen walking toward the lake Wednesday morning.
The chief deputy said that the department does not know why the man reportedly became upset before he turned up a bottle of pills as if swallowing them before leaving the home.
He did not know how long Haley and his wife had been married or why they were awake at 1 a.m.
“She just said he seemed upset,” he said.
