U.S. Route 60 outside of Sikeston, Missouri, after one of his car's tires blew out. He survived the crash after being thrown from the car, but drowned in a drainage ditch, there was only three feet (1 meter) of water in the ditch. Three months later, Blythe's widow, Virginia, gave birth to their son, whom she named William Jefferson Blythe III in honor of his father and grandfather. In 1950, Blythe's widow married Roger Clinton Sr.; 12 years later, Blythe's posthumous son legally adopted his stepfather's surname. He has a granddaughter, Chelsea Clinton, and 3 great-grandchildren. Memorial Blythe was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas. In 1994, Virginia was interred beside him. In Clinton's 2004 autobiography, My Life, the elder Blythe was extensively mentioned, including a visit that Clinton made to the site where his father drowned. See also Clinton family References Clinton, William Jefferson (2004). My Life. Hutchinson. . pp. 4–7. Hamilton, Nigel (2003). Bill Clinton: An American Journey: Great Expectations. Random House. Maraniss, David (1996). First in His Class: Biography of Bill Clinton. Simon & Schuster. Weingarten, Gene (June 1993). "The First Father". The Washington Post External links William Jefferson Blythe Jr. Gravesite - from The Cemetery Project 1918 births 1946 deaths American salespeople Accidental deaths in Missouri American people of Scottish descent American people of English descent United States Army personnel of World War II Burials in Arkansas Family of Bill and Hillary Clinton Deaths by drowning in the United States People from Sherman, Texas Road incident deaths in Missouri Fathers of presidents of the United States People from Paradise, California United States Army soldiers