Betty S. Saurs

Betty S. Saurs, 95, of Wilmore passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026, following a brief illness. Born June 28, 1931, to the late Vorce Milton and Mildred Jane Shrewsbury of Louisville, Betty was educated in the public schools and at the University of Louisville. In 1952, she married her childhood sweetheart, Robert R. Saurs, who died while on active duty as a pilot in the US Air Force ten years later. Betty reared her two daughters, Scarlett Ann and Kim Leigh Saurs, in Louisville. She held several positions of confidence and trust during her working career. Following her retirement as a receptionist at Seiller & Handmaker law firm, she volunteered for the Arthritis Foundation before moving to Wilmore in 2004 to live at Wesley Village.

In addition to her husband and parents, Betty is preceded in death by her daughter, Scarlett Ann Johnson. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter Kim (Kevin) Burford of Lexington; her grandson Skylar (Jamie) Johnson of Brick, NJ; her step-granddaughters Taryn (Collin) Baker of Fayetteville, NC and Megan (Aaron Proctor) Burford of Bowling Green; her son-in-law Glenn Johnson, of Pt. Pleasant, NJ; and her sister Joyce Smiley of Spokane, WA.

Betty will be laid to rest privately at Resthaven Memorial Park, Louisville. A memorial service will be held Sunday, November 22, at 4:00 pm at Wesley Village Retirement Center, 1125 Lexington Rd., Wilmore, KY 40390. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Lexington Humane Society, 1600 Old Frankfort Pike, Lexington, KY 40504 or the UK Markey Cancer Center, 750 Rose St., Lexington, KY 40536.

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I AM FREE

"Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,

I'm following the path God made for me

I took his hand when I heard him call

I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day

To love, to work, to play

Tasks left undone must stay that way

I've found the peace at the close of day

If my parting has left a void

Then fill it with remembered joy

A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss

Ah yes, these things I too shall miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow

I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow

My life's been full I've savored much

Good friends, good times

A loved one's touch

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief

Don't lengthen it now with undue grief

Lift up your hearts and share with me,

God wants me now... He set me free."