H.P. and Ms Winnie donated the land for the Methodist church in Clay, La.
The son of Nathaniel Lee Clinton and Mattie Ola Kinman and grandson of David and Lydia Clinton.
Jackson Independent-January 27, 1966
H.P. CLINTON RETIRES AS RURAL LETTER CARRIER
At the close of the day on December 30, 1965, H.P. Clinton of Clay, in Jackson Parish, laid down his postal bags and retired as a rural letter carrier, after 46 years of service to countless numbers of people in this area. Clinton was born in West Monroe and moved with his family to Clay when he was a year old. He began with a 25 mile tri-weekly route on January 01, 1920. In 1934, this route was changed into a daily route of 42 miles and on June 20, 1964, he was transferred to the Ruston Post Office with a 66 mile coverage. His route took him through parts of Bienville, Jackson and Lincoln parishes. His first mail delivery was with a mule and buggy and when the roads were too bad to travel by buggy he rode horseback. There were many times when I rode through rain, sleet and snow I don't know whether my old horse and I were going to make it back home or not. I don't remember the number of times my horse swam rain wolled creeks. For several years this means of transportation was used then one mule and buggy and five horses, later, as T-Model Ford and at his retirement had used eleven Fords. As Clinton modestly evaded questions as to the number of services he as a rural carrier rendered to the countless number of people whom he was in contact with over the years, it was learned that he, like so many others in the same field of work, did many things above and beyond their line of duty; such as getting doctors for patients, delivering medicine to the sick, before the days of rural telephone and delivering messages from one family to another. Clinton has served under six postmasters. His first postmaster was his father, N. L. Clinton. Tow of the other postmasters were his sisters, Mrs. Myra C. Jones and Mrs. Leila C. Head . When asked what his hobbies are he answered, " I plan to raise quail and pheasants and take in some baseball games. My wife and I plan to visit some of the places we would like to see." Clinton is married to the former Miss Winnifred Meek of West Virginia. They have one son, Larry, a senior at Northwestern State College; two daughters, assistant librarian at Lincoln Parish Library and Mrs. Harriet Howie of Baton Rouge. Also two grandchildren, Mark and Laura Howie. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton are members of Clay Methodist Church and he is a member of Lincoln Lodge No. 106 F&AM and a member of the National Rural Letter Carriers Association.
Jackson Independent September 29, 1966
Funeral services for H.P. Clinton, 66 were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Clay Methodist Church with the Rev. Tillman Brown officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood cemetery in Ruston under the direction of Spears Funeral Home of Ruston. Mr. Clinton died unexpectedly early Sunday morning at his home in Clay. He was a retired rural mail carrier and was born in West Monroe. He lived in Clay for 65 years. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Winnifred Clinton of Clay; one son Larry M. Clinton, New Orleans; Mrs. Harriet C. Howie, Baton Rouge; Miss Marsha Kay Clinton, Clay; two sisters, Mrs. L.E. Head, Clay and Mrs. John Paul Jones, Ruston and two grandchildren.
The son of Nathaniel Lee Clinton and Mattie Ola Kinman and grandson of David and Lydia Clinton.
Jackson Independent-January 27, 1966
H.P. CLINTON RETIRES AS RURAL LETTER CARRIER
At the close of the day on December 30, 1965, H.P. Clinton of Clay, in Jackson Parish, laid down his postal bags and retired as a rural letter carrier, after 46 years of service to countless numbers of people in this area. Clinton was born in West Monroe and moved with his family to Clay when he was a year old. He began with a 25 mile tri-weekly route on January 01, 1920. In 1934, this route was changed into a daily route of 42 miles and on June 20, 1964, he was transferred to the Ruston Post Office with a 66 mile coverage. His route took him through parts of Bienville, Jackson and Lincoln parishes. His first mail delivery was with a mule and buggy and when the roads were too bad to travel by buggy he rode horseback. There were many times when I rode through rain, sleet and snow I don't know whether my old horse and I were going to make it back home or not. I don't remember the number of times my horse swam rain wolled creeks. For several years this means of transportation was used then one mule and buggy and five horses, later, as T-Model Ford and at his retirement had used eleven Fords. As Clinton modestly evaded questions as to the number of services he as a rural carrier rendered to the countless number of people whom he was in contact with over the years, it was learned that he, like so many others in the same field of work, did many things above and beyond their line of duty; such as getting doctors for patients, delivering medicine to the sick, before the days of rural telephone and delivering messages from one family to another. Clinton has served under six postmasters. His first postmaster was his father, N. L. Clinton. Tow of the other postmasters were his sisters, Mrs. Myra C. Jones and Mrs. Leila C. Head . When asked what his hobbies are he answered, " I plan to raise quail and pheasants and take in some baseball games. My wife and I plan to visit some of the places we would like to see." Clinton is married to the former Miss Winnifred Meek of West Virginia. They have one son, Larry, a senior at Northwestern State College; two daughters, assistant librarian at Lincoln Parish Library and Mrs. Harriet Howie of Baton Rouge. Also two grandchildren, Mark and Laura Howie. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton are members of Clay Methodist Church and he is a member of Lincoln Lodge No. 106 F&AM and a member of the National Rural Letter Carriers Association.
Jackson Independent September 29, 1966
Funeral services for H.P. Clinton, 66 were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Clay Methodist Church with the Rev. Tillman Brown officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood cemetery in Ruston under the direction of Spears Funeral Home of Ruston. Mr. Clinton died unexpectedly early Sunday morning at his home in Clay. He was a retired rural mail carrier and was born in West Monroe. He lived in Clay for 65 years. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Winnifred Clinton of Clay; one son Larry M. Clinton, New Orleans; Mrs. Harriet C. Howie, Baton Rouge; Miss Marsha Kay Clinton, Clay; two sisters, Mrs. L.E. Head, Clay and Mrs. John Paul Jones, Ruston and two grandchildren.
H.P. and Ms Winnie donated the land for the Methodist church in Clay, La.
The son of Nathaniel Lee Clinton and Mattie Ola Kinman and grandson of David and Lydia Clinton.
Jackson Independent-January 27, 1966
H.P. CLINTON RETIRES AS RURAL LETTER CARRIER
At the close of the day on December 30, 1965, H.P. Clinton of Clay, in Jackson Parish, laid down his postal bags and retired as a rural letter carrier, after 46 years of service to countless numbers of people in this area. Clinton was born in West Monroe and moved with his family to Clay when he was a year old. He began with a 25 mile tri-weekly route on January 01, 1920. In 1934, this route was changed into a daily route of 42 miles and on June 20, 1964, he was transferred to the Ruston Post Office with a 66 mile coverage. His route took him through parts of Bienville, Jackson and Lincoln parishes. His first mail delivery was with a mule and buggy and when the roads were too bad to travel by buggy he rode horseback. There were many times when I rode through rain, sleet and snow I don't know whether my old horse and I were going to make it back home or not. I don't remember the number of times my horse swam rain wolled creeks. For several years this means of transportation was used then one mule and buggy and five horses, later, as T-Model Ford and at his retirement had used eleven Fords. As Clinton modestly evaded questions as to the number of services he as a rural carrier rendered to the countless number of people whom he was in contact with over the years, it was learned that he, like so many others in the same field of work, did many things above and beyond their line of duty; such as getting doctors for patients, delivering medicine to the sick, before the days of rural telephone and delivering messages from one family to another. Clinton has served under six postmasters. His first postmaster was his father, N. L. Clinton. Tow of the other postmasters were his sisters, Mrs. Myra C. Jones and Mrs. Leila C. Head . When asked what his hobbies are he answered, " I plan to raise quail and pheasants and take in some baseball games. My wife and I plan to visit some of the places we would like to see." Clinton is married to the former Miss Winnifred Meek of West Virginia. They have one son, Larry, a senior at Northwestern State College; two daughters, assistant librarian at Lincoln Parish Library and Mrs. Harriet Howie of Baton Rouge. Also two grandchildren, Mark and Laura Howie. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton are members of Clay Methodist Church and he is a member of Lincoln Lodge No. 106 F&AM and a member of the National Rural Letter Carriers Association.
Jackson Independent September 29, 1966
Funeral services for H.P. Clinton, 66 were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Clay Methodist Church with the Rev. Tillman Brown officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood cemetery in Ruston under the direction of Spears Funeral Home of Ruston. Mr. Clinton died unexpectedly early Sunday morning at his home in Clay. He was a retired rural mail carrier and was born in West Monroe. He lived in Clay for 65 years. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Winnifred Clinton of Clay; one son Larry M. Clinton, New Orleans; Mrs. Harriet C. Howie, Baton Rouge; Miss Marsha Kay Clinton, Clay; two sisters, Mrs. L.E. Head, Clay and Mrs. John Paul Jones, Ruston and two grandchildren.
The son of Nathaniel Lee Clinton and Mattie Ola Kinman and grandson of David and Lydia Clinton.
Jackson Independent-January 27, 1966
H.P. CLINTON RETIRES AS RURAL LETTER CARRIER
At the close of the day on December 30, 1965, H.P. Clinton of Clay, in Jackson Parish, laid down his postal bags and retired as a rural letter carrier, after 46 years of service to countless numbers of people in this area. Clinton was born in West Monroe and moved with his family to Clay when he was a year old. He began with a 25 mile tri-weekly route on January 01, 1920. In 1934, this route was changed into a daily route of 42 miles and on June 20, 1964, he was transferred to the Ruston Post Office with a 66 mile coverage. His route took him through parts of Bienville, Jackson and Lincoln parishes. His first mail delivery was with a mule and buggy and when the roads were too bad to travel by buggy he rode horseback. There were many times when I rode through rain, sleet and snow I don't know whether my old horse and I were going to make it back home or not. I don't remember the number of times my horse swam rain wolled creeks. For several years this means of transportation was used then one mule and buggy and five horses, later, as T-Model Ford and at his retirement had used eleven Fords. As Clinton modestly evaded questions as to the number of services he as a rural carrier rendered to the countless number of people whom he was in contact with over the years, it was learned that he, like so many others in the same field of work, did many things above and beyond their line of duty; such as getting doctors for patients, delivering medicine to the sick, before the days of rural telephone and delivering messages from one family to another. Clinton has served under six postmasters. His first postmaster was his father, N. L. Clinton. Tow of the other postmasters were his sisters, Mrs. Myra C. Jones and Mrs. Leila C. Head . When asked what his hobbies are he answered, " I plan to raise quail and pheasants and take in some baseball games. My wife and I plan to visit some of the places we would like to see." Clinton is married to the former Miss Winnifred Meek of West Virginia. They have one son, Larry, a senior at Northwestern State College; two daughters, assistant librarian at Lincoln Parish Library and Mrs. Harriet Howie of Baton Rouge. Also two grandchildren, Mark and Laura Howie. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton are members of Clay Methodist Church and he is a member of Lincoln Lodge No. 106 F&AM and a member of the National Rural Letter Carriers Association.
Jackson Independent September 29, 1966
Funeral services for H.P. Clinton, 66 were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Clay Methodist Church with the Rev. Tillman Brown officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood cemetery in Ruston under the direction of Spears Funeral Home of Ruston. Mr. Clinton died unexpectedly early Sunday morning at his home in Clay. He was a retired rural mail carrier and was born in West Monroe. He lived in Clay for 65 years. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Winnifred Clinton of Clay; one son Larry M. Clinton, New Orleans; Mrs. Harriet C. Howie, Baton Rouge; Miss Marsha Kay Clinton, Clay; two sisters, Mrs. L.E. Head, Clay and Mrs. John Paul Jones, Ruston and two grandchildren.
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