Sauer

Geraldine (Jerry) Sauer, 95, of Fayetteville passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2019.

Jerry was born in Odell on March 4, 1924. She was the eldest of four children to Leonard and Ruth (Frank) Jones. Jerry received her education in the Northside Community and was baptized in the Methodist faith at an early age.

On Oct. 18, 1941 she chose a marriage license over a diploma and married the love of her life, Herman C. (Sonny) Sauer. Their union lasted 64 years and produced two children, Barbara Jean (a special needs daughter) and son, Leslie Don.

Jerry was very instrumental in the establishment of the first Special Education classes in the Spring Branch School District where the family resided. She was a homemaker who was involved in Eastern Star for 65 years and a devoted member of Saint Peter’s United Church of Christ and her beloved Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fayetteville. She was never too busy to offer her opinion or a helping hand to others.

She is survived by sisters, Neva Wagner and Jenny Thompson; son, Don Sauer and wife Kathy; granddaughters, Corrie Bowling and Kimberly Russell; and the sparkle of her eyes, her great-grandchildren Eli, Walter, Sam and Sydney.

Visitation will be held Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 at 10 a.m. at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church Fayetteville. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery in Houston.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, 201 N. Rusk St. Fayetteville, Texas 78940.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Fayette Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory in La Grange.