The information shared by Mrs. Jessie Gaskins about the naming of the Ella Post Office coincides with what I heard from my father, Rev. W. H. Patton who preached at the Purdy and New Hope churches for many years and was well versed in the history of this portion of Adair County. The story as I recall was that a certain gentleman had three daughters named Eunice, Christine and Ella and it was for them that these three communities and post offices were named. --Paul Patton