Charlotte F. Robinson

Born in Marshall, Texas, to James Loftus and Frances Elizabeth Furrh, Charlotte F. Robinson spent her early years in Mineral Wells, Texas, where her father managed two lumber yards for the Shamburger Lumber Company of Lawton, Oklahoma. It was at the First Baptist Church where she made her confession of faith and was baptized. In elementary and high school, Mrs. Robinson was voted Homecoming Queen, served as editor of her high school yearbook, and was President of the Sub Deb Club. She finished high school in Mineral Wells where she excelled academically and would continue to do so in college. She was often praised and even described as “as valuable as a bar of gold in the US mint” by a teacher dear to her heart, Lucille Clark. Mrs. Robinson loved mission work and had a great desire to be a missionary. She was active in Girl’s Auxiliary and planned to work in an Orphan’s Home in Dallas, but her academics took her to Baylor University. A school that her mother and father as well as her sister attended. Mrs. Robinson’s brother received an appointment to Annapolis, where he graduated and became Lt. Commander on three missile submarines.

During her time at Baylor University, she was chosen Round-Up Beauty and Rose of Delta Sigma Phi. She studied Geology at Texas Technical College and received a B.S. degree from Texas Christian University. At Baylor University, Mrs. Robinson met Jack Robinson, and he asked for her hand in marriage. He would go on to pastor the First Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia, where she headed the Girls Auxiliary for eight years and taught Sunday School, which she began doing in Texas at the age of 15. She also taught Baptist History to new members and conducted tours of the church buildings. She was President of the Georgia Baptist Minister Wives and spoke at University Focus Weeks, Future Homemakers of America, Pastor Wives, WMU Meetings, and prayer retreats for the Southern Baptist Convention and European Baptist Convention. She led seminars in the Baptist World Alliance and Youth Congress. She and her husband were asked by the Foreign Minister Board to start English language churches in Copenhagen, Denmark; Eindhoven Netherlands; Frankfurt, Germany; Stuttgart, Germany; Barcelona, Spain; and Zurich, Switzerland. She played the piano, taught Bible Study, and wrote the order of services for the churches. Mrs. Robinson was a member of the Augusta Women’s Club and a member of the Women’s Board of University Hospital. She was also a member of the Garden and Study Club of Augusta.

Family members include daughters Charlotte Smith (Philippe Amiraux) and Frances Claussen (Henry), six grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.

Mrs. Robinson was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Jack Robinson, her brother Jim Furrh, her sister Frances Restelle, and son-in-law Henry Claussen. The family would like to thank Synethea Benning and La’Toya Jacobs for their loving devotion and kindness.

A private memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of Augusta.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com