We are sad to announce that on August 19, 2025, at the age of 73, Gayle Hayden of Monticello, Illinois passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gayle Hayden to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Gayle may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Carlton Dean Ash and Jacqueline Jane Bronson Ash. She is survived by: her husband Ronald Hayden of Monticello, IL; her sons, Christopher Stanton (Amy) of Richmond, IN, Matthew Pava (K. LePava) of Champaign, IL and Dustin Pava of Smiths Grove, KY; her sister Pamela Felts (Don) of Springfield, TN; and her grandchildren, Max Pava, Kara Pava and Luke Pava.