Frances A. Robertson

Frances A. Robertson obituary

Frances A. Robertson

Frances Robertson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors - Hodgson Chapel on Sep. 23, 2025.

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Frances A. Robertson, age 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Sunabella Senior Living in Savannah, Georgia. She was born February 28, 1936, in Charleston, South Carolina, to William Henry and Thelma (Doyle) Whitehurst. She married Larry Marion Robertson in 1971 in Charleston, South Carolina. Frances was a beautiful soul with great love in her heart and a never-ending passion for her family, she will be missed dearly.

She is survived by her son, Scott Decker, her daughter-in-law, Melissa Decker, her granddaughter Tiffany Decker Fordham, (Joseph Fordham), and two great-grandchildren, Jace and Tyson Fordham of Savannah, Georgia as well as her sister Jeanette Winfield of Charleston.

There will be a private service with the family to hold a Celebration of Life at a later date.

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