CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- A Clarksville preacher was killed by a goat Tuesday that he was attempting to return to a fenced-in area.

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Liston G. Richardson, 76, was found dead by his wife after he didn't return home for some time.

Richardson's wife told authorities that when she went outside to check on her husband, he was on the ground next to a trailer where the goat was tied up, according to a police report.

The goat was on top of Richardson, and the rope that was tied to the animal was wrapped around the man's neck.

"I’ll never forget the sight I saw," said Lucille Richardson.

The goat also tried to attack Lucille Richardson and emergency personnel. The normally docile goat was killed after the attack.

Family members said Richardson had heart problems that could have contributed to his death.

"When Daddy went out there to put him up, he got his feet tangled up and fell, and the initial shock of the fall was what triggered, maybe, his heart attack," said son Scotty Richardson. "My daddy was much of a man, and I don’t think a 40 pound goat could've ever done anything to him."

Channel 4 talked to Richardson's wife on Wednesday who said he was a family man who loved his church.

"Well, he was a family man. He loved his family," said Richardson.

Richardson was the pastor of Sunnyview Independent Missionary Baptist Church since 1978.

"The first love of his life was his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," said family friend Garner Smith.

"He believed what he preached and he lived what he preached," said son Bobby Richardson.

Family and friends said L.G. Richardson was a gentle giant and that when he spoke, everyone listened.

Visitation for L.G. Richardson is set for Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sykes Funeral Home in Clarksville. The funeral will immediately follow.

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