Obituary

Gayle Brown Navaille passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, July 16, 2023. She was 87.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Reginald Philip Navaille, her parents, Clarence A. Brown and Lena Seckfort Brown, and her sister, Mary E. Brown. She is survived by her children, Louis Pierre Navaille (Nancy), Michael Philip Navaille, Patrick John Navaille (Ann Marie Chytra) and Cherie Navaille Brenckle (Walter) and her brother C. Ronald Brown, Sr. and also survived by her grandchildren, Robert and Nicole Navaille and a host of nieces and nephews.

Gayle was born in New Orleans and grew up in the Irish Channel neighborhood where she was very proud of her Irish roots. She graduated from St. Joseph Academy in 1954. She was a devout Roman Catholic, serving as a Eucharistic minister at St. Anselm Church and working in the gift shop at St. Joseph's Abbey.
She loved to travel with her husband of 50 years, driving and camping throughout the United States and Canada. They honeymooned in Mexico, twice! They also traveled to Europe several times. She loved sewing, cooking, and working in her garden. She especially enjoyed watching the birds splash in her backyard birdbath.

The family especially thanks the kindness and generosity of her wonderful neighbors. We also thank her caregivers, JayeLynn and Theresa, for the last year of devoted and loving service.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation on Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 11:30 AM until 1:30 PM at E J Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 West 21st Avenue, Covington, LA and the funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 1:30 PM going to St Joseph Abbey Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 2:00 PM. Burial will follow in St Joseph Abbey Cemetery.