A family graveside service for Margaret Ruth Pettigrew Robertson, 87, of Denmark was held 10 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Eastview Cemetery, Edgefield. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Denmark First Baptist Church with the Reverends Matt Thomas and Andy Hunter officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Memorial contributions may be given in Mrs. Robertson’s memory to the First Baptist Church of Denmark, P.O. Box 325, Denmark, SC 29042, Meals on Wheels, c/o Commission on Aging, 498 Long Branch Road, Bamberg, SC 29003 or Winthrop University, Institutional Advancement, 120 Tillman Hall, Rock Hill, SC 29733.
Mrs. Robertson passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016.
Born in Edgefield, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Grady Pettigrew and Lucille Reel Pettigrew. She graduated from Winthrop University with a degree in Education; she taught school in North Carolina and South Carolina; was a homemaker and a loving wife and mother. She was a faithful member of the Denmark First Baptist Church where she was involved in the Women on Mission and was a Sunday School teacher. She was an avid reader and volunteered for the Meals on Wheels program. She served as secretary for the Barnwell-Bamberg Baptist Association while her husband, Reverend Ted Robertson was the Director of Missions for 15 years.
Survivors include her beloved husband of 61 years, Reverend James Ted Robertson Sr.; a daughter, Sarah R. (Tom) Timm of Summerville; sons, James T. Robertson Jr. of Charleston, Samuel Reel (Juli) Robertson of Spartanburg, Warren Calhoun (Cathy) Robertson Sr. of Shelby, NC; grandchildren, Joshua (Peg) Timm, Elisabeth (Justin) Hofflinger, Leah (Phil) Varner, Joanna (Josh) Tew, Lucy Robertson, Harris Robertson, Christin Robertson, Warren Robertson Jr., Samuel Robertson; great-grandchildren, Karis Timm, Caleb Timm, Sadie Tew, Grady Tew, MariLea Varner and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Jewel P. Burckhalter and a brother, John Wallace Pettigrew.
Folk Funeral Home, Denmark, is assisting the family. Please visit their online registry at www.folkfuneralhome.com.