CHAPEL HILL — A 76-year-old man was killed in Smith County while trimming trees in his yard Monday afternoon.

Smith County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt. Larry Christian said Bobby Finley was cutting branches on a tree in his backyard when a branch fell on his ladder around 4:30 p.m. The incident happened in the 10000 block of Highway 64 East in the Chapel Hill area.

His wife found him in the backyard, and when deputies arrived, they found him on the ground. Smith County Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace Curtis Wulf requested that an autopsy be completed.