SERVICES: Graveside services will be at 12:00 noon on Friday, July 10, 2009, at Fairview Cemetery in Memphis, Texas, with Jackie Blum, officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Gast was born August 21, 1932 in Knox City. She married Jimmy Lewis Gast in 1956, and he preceded her in death. Laura was a cook for many years in Memphis, Texas. She had been a resident of Pampa for the past 3 years.SURVIVORS: her daughter: Ginny Gast of Pampa; her son: Terry Hatfield and wife Teresa of Pampa; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son: Jimmy Lewis Gast, Jr.MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, c/o Gerry Caylor, 2130 Charles, Pampa, Texas 79065.