Paul G. Leydecker, 70 of Clarkdale, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2015. He was born on May 30, 1945 in New York City, NY to Gustave Leydecker and Betty Neu. Paul attended Yavapai College for 2 years and received his Associates degree. He served his country in the Coast Guard and received the National Defense Service Medal. Paul worked as a freelance painter, firefighter, social worker, technician and as a learning assistant at Yavapai College. He enjoyed fine art, politics, literature, sailing, camping, fishing and American history. Paul is survived by son Jeffrey Scott Flugel (Noriko Hata) of Japan; brother Alan Leydecker of CA and 1 grandchild. Services for Paul will be held on Saturday November 14, 2015 at 2:00pm at Westcott Funeral Home in Cottonwood. An online guestbook is available to sign at www.westcottfuneralhome.com