This occurred three months before Bill Clinton 's birth .
On May 17 , 1946 , William Jefferson Blythe , Jr. , father of former U.S. President Bill Clinton , died outside Sikeston on U.S. Route 60 after being thrown from his car and drowning in a drainage ditch .
This occurred three months before President   's birth .
On May 17 , 1946 , William Jefferson Blythe , Jr. , father of former U.S. President Bill Clinton , died outside Sikeston on U.S. Route 60 after being thrown from his car and drowning in a drainage ditch .