She was born in Sullivan County on May 11, 1939, the daughter of Decker O. House and Florence Griffith House.
She was a member of the Hymera Order of Eastern Star #289.
Survivors include: her husband of 51 years, Wayne Chesterfield Sr. of Coalmont; one son, Wayne Chesterfield Jr. of Lewis; one daughter, Teressa Bickel of Lewis; one brother, Robert House of Hymera; three sisters, Donna Weir of Shelburn, Sarah Romine House of Terre Haute, and Elsie House of Shelburn; several grand, and great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Ella was preceded in death by one son, Merril Don Chesterfield; four brothers, Don, James, Vern, and Lawrence House; and one grandson, Jordan Chesterfield.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Newkirk's Funeral Home in Dugger with Pastor Shawn Farris officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial in the K of P Cemetery at Hymera
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