IIRC, Robert Foxworth left, because his then-partner, Elizabeth Montgomery, was sick with cancer. Melissa and Maggie, however, were killed off, simply to save cash (although, as @te. has pointed out, they killed off Melissa without realizing they still had to pay Ana-Alicia for the entire season).
Personally, I think CBS would've been better off cancelling FC after S5 or 6. The show was in obvious decline - both from a ratings standpoint, and in terms of quality - and too much of the expensive cast was too crucial to show's structure to lose.
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