"Burt Ellis, a former resident of White Church and Brooktondale, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 1950, at the home of his son, Lloyd Ellis, 601 N. Cayuga St., after a long illness. He would have been 76 years old next week.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Ellis; three sons, Lloyd, Merle and Alden Ellis, all of Ithaca; two sisters, Mrs. Stella Fairbrother of Brooktondale and Mrs. Mabel Walker of Binghamton..."

Obituary of Burt Ellis," Ithaca Journal, October 23, 1950, 2.