Clinton, Paul David 'PD'

1959 - 2022  (62 years)

• Name	Clinton, Paul David 'PD'
  Birth	3 Feb 1959	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CLIN.P001
  _FGRAVE	235537674
  Death	2 Jan 2022	Wheeler, Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Funeral	8 Jan 2022	Meyer Funeral Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Bailey Cemetery, Wheeler, Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I43078	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Weidner - Ziegler Johann Adam Weidner and Magdalene Ziegler Descendants
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Clinton, James Taylor,   b. 19 Jul 1920, Jefferson County, Illinois d. 10 May 2012, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Zerkel, Ruth H.,   b. 2 Jun 1930, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Oct 2020, Richland Nursing and Rehab, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1951  [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 30 years and 8 months - She : 20 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F18440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elmore, Sherry
  Children	> 1. Clinton, Abigail   2. Clinton, Taylor
  Family ID	F18738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Feb 1959 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 2 Jan 2022 - Wheeler, Jasper County, Illinois Funeral - 8 Jan 2022 - Meyer Funeral Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois Burial - - Bailey Cemetery, Wheeler, Jasper County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Paul David, also known to his family and friends as “PD” was born on February 3, 1959, in Olney, Illinois, the son of James Taylor and Ruth Helen (Zerkel) Clinton. He married Sherry Elmore on March 26, 1983, at the First Baptist Church in Newton, Illinois. Paul graduated from Noble High School in 1977. Paul worked at Prairie Farms Dairy in Olney for 13 years. He then worked for over 20 years as an IBEW Journeyman wireman electrician for Lytle Electric of Robinson, Illinois. Paul was a member of the Freedom Baptist Church near Noble, Illinois. He enjoyed traveling with Sherry on his BMW motorcycle, deer hunting, crappie fishing, tinkering in his shop and spending time with his family, especially his grandsons. Paul is survived by: Wife of 38 years - Sherry Clinton of Wheeler, Illinois 2 Children - Abigail and husband Dustin Phillips of Franklin, Kentucky and Taylor Clinton of Evansville, Indiana 2 Grandsons - Rhett Phillips and Beckett Phillips 2 Sisters - Janice Clinton of Olney, Illinois and Brenda and husband Steve Francis of Washington, Illinois Father-in-law - Roscoe Elmore of Wheeler, Illinois Paul was preceded in death by his parents, brother Richard Clinton and mother-in-law Edith Elmore.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13454] Meyer Funeral Homes, Obituary, Clinton, Paul David "PD", 62, (https://www.meyerfh.com/obituary/paul-clinton?lud=2F7117576215304A5460ABCE0CA767AE&fbclid=IwAR0Y24pde0Zfzd61mqiT2RNP2mGC), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15182] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Clinton, James T., 91, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75162004/maurice_samuel_clifford), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15089] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Clinton, James Taylor Clinton, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75162004/maurice_samuel_clifford), none. (Reliability: 2).