Joseph Ervin committed suicide, due to the pain from osteoporosis that he was suffering from, by inhaling gas from a kitchen stove.
Joseph Wilson Ervin (March 3, 1901  December 25, 1945) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. He committed suicide by inhaling gas from a kitchen stove. This was said to be due to the pain from osteomyelitis that he was suffering from. 
