Martin “Marty” S. Sauer, 83, of Maysville, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2025.
He was born at Maysville on December 1, 1941, a son of the late Manyard Davis Sauer and Ethel Mae Gardner Sauer.
Marty started his career as a delivery driver for Detrich’s Florist. He then went on to serve for many years as a police officer for Maysville Police Department and as a Mason County Sheriff’s Deputy. Marty retired from the Mason County Schools where he served as a bus driver for over 53 years. He was a member of the Sardis United Methodist Church, member of the Greater Mason County Amateur Radio Club, and a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Police Limestone Lodge #5. For numerous years, Marty enjoyed his favorite hobby of working on electronics.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Jean Brown Sauer; his sons, Marty Sauer (Pam) and Troy Sauer; his siblings, Betty Lou Bullard, Carolyn Beckett (Larry), Bonnie Sauer, Mary Evelyn Clark, and Martha Fulton; two grandchildren, Dalton Sauer (Mattie) and Brandon Sauer; and a great-grandchild soon to be, Ellis Blake Sauer.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother William D. Sauer; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Alvin R. and Opal P. Brown.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at Knox and Brothers Funeral Home in Maysville with Dr. Michael Rice officiating. Entombment will follow in Hillcrest Garden of Memories.
Pallbearers will be Tony Sauer, Larry Mullikin, Jamie Fulton, Roger Clark, Tim Nolder, and Keith Mullikin. Honorary pallbearers will be The Hardees Breakfast Club.
Visitation will be after 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the VFW Auxiliary Post 2734, PO Box 33, Maysville, KY 41056; The Fraternal Order of Police Limestone Lodge #5, PO Box 270, 8000 Taylor Mill Rd, Maysville, KY 41056; or to the charity of one’s choice.
Condolences at knoxandbrothersfuneralhome.com.
