Ellen Cullen Gast

Mrs. Ellen Cullen Gast, age 92, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, February 10, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Gast was born on July 20, 1912, in Omaha, Nebraska. She and her husband, Steve, lived in New Orleans while raising their family and moved to Ocean Springs in the early 70's. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stewart Peyton Gast and a son, Harvey Christopher Gast. She is survived by her sons, Fred C. Gast of Ocean Springs, Douglas G. Gast of New Orleans, LA., daughters, Susan Smith of Seminole, AL., and Deanna Grosscup of Ocean Springs, and spouses, brother Bill Cullen of Mandeville, LA., and sister, Janet Bordes of Diamondhead, MS., ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. A talented artist, she enjoyed painting, sculpture, jewelry making, metal work, lapidary, sewing and gardening. A private service and burial was held in Crestlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Ocean Springs. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.