Obituary: Ted Robertson Sr.

James Theodore “Ted” Robertson Sr., 92, of Denmark, died Sept. 8, 2022.

A native of Barnwell, he attended Furman University and the College of Charleston, and was a graduate of California State University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was ordained to the ministry in 1964. He served as pastor of South Carolina Baptist churches in Montmorenci, Port Royal, and Ehrhardt. He was school director of Deer Park Baptist Church School in North Charleston, and served as director of missions for Barnwell-Bamberg and Allendale-Hampton Baptist associations. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Denmark. He was active in church and community choirs for many years and volunteered with Meals on Wheels.

Survivors include four children, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Margaret Pettigrew Robertson.