Belle Sharp Gaitan Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Belle Sharp Gaitan in Hammond, Louisiana, born in Folsom, Louisiana, who passed away on December 14, 2025, at the age of 85, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her daughter Kimberly Juan Mathies; and her parents, Archie Sharp and Edith Willie Sharp. She is survived by: her husband Robert Saldana Gaitan, Sr.; her children, Thomas Cline Mathies, Francis Kindall Mathies, John Thomas Mathies and Angelina Gaitan Leahy; her siblings, Betty Sharp Cox and Ivon Sharp; her daughters-in-law, Sue and Beverly; her siblings, Martha Sharp Hackney, Herman Sharp and Melvin Jourdan; and her daughter-in-law Jill Palmer Mathies.
