Paul "PD" Clinton (62) of rural Wheeler
Published on January 3 2022 9:41 am
Paul David “PD” Clinton, age 62, of rural Wheeler, Illinois, formerly of Noble, Illinois, passed away at 11:10 PM Sunday, January 2, 2022, at home surrounded by his family.
Funeral services celebrating Paul’s life will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Newton, Illinois, with Jim Beam officiating. Burial will be in the Bailey Cemetery near Latona, Illinois. Visitation will be held 4:00-6:00 PM Friday, January 7, 2022, at the funeral home. In loving memory of Paul, memorials may be made to the Jasper County Cancer Fund, PO Box 333, Newton, Illinois 62448. The obituary can be viewed and condolences left by clicking here.
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.