His death certificate records Clella Chesley Ellington, age 41 years 10 months 24 days, born 30 Dec 1904 in Kentucky, died 24 Nov 1946 in Maysville, Mason Co., Ky, single, veteran of WW II, farmer, father Emmitt Ellington, mother’s maiden name Mae Roberts, both born in U.S.A., cause of death strangulation hanged with neck tie suicide, informant Eugene Kauff, Flemingsburg, Ky, burial in Flemingsburg, Ky.