Mayer

Funeral services for Rudy Mayer, 66 of Lincoln, were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings with Rev. Richard Walker officiating. Burial followed in Giddings Memorial Park.

Rudy Alan Mayer was born on Feb. 25, 1955 in Cameron to Burney and Alma (Brinkman) Mayer. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Deanville. His confirmation verse was John 6:35, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” Rudy graduated from Giddings High School in 1973. He was married to Deborah Guffey on Dec. 22, 2001 at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Giddings by Rev. Dr. Ralph Lien. Rudy owned and operated R & M Equipment Sales, the local Belarus dealer, for several years before obtaining his Real Estate License and joining his mother at Mayer Realty later becoming Keaghey-Mayer Realty when he became partners with Jeffrey Keaghey. His true love was the auction business and since 1999, he owned and operated Mayer Auctioneering. Through the years, he gave his time and auctioneering talent to numerous benefit auctions. He was especially proud of serving as the auctioneer for the fundraising auction for Ron Paul during his presidential campaign. Always being involved in his community, Rudy had served as the president of the Giddings Area Chamber of Commerce, president of the Lee Memorial Hospital Board, and had been a member of the Giddings Noon Lions Club, the Texas Auctioneers Association, the National Auctioneers Association, and a member of the Giddings Volunteer Fire Department for the past 27 years. A longtime member of Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Giddings, he worked with the youth and served in many other capacities. He was also an ordained minister. Rudy’s life was his auction yard and he enjoyed tinkering around on tractors and equipment. He had the gift of gab and was a talker who never met a stranger.

Rudy passed away the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021 in Austin.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Burney and Alma Mayer.

Rudy is survived by his wife, Deborah Mayer of Lincoln; six children, Charlie Mayer of Lincoln, Christi Bradford and Lee Poston of Giddings, Amber and Steven Kelley of Giddings, Derek Guffey and Aimee Brotherton of Seguin, Brandon and Melissa Guffey of Spring, and Shannon and Sam Jacob of Smithville; twelve grandchildren, Cross Mayer of Lincoln, Tommy Bradford of Giddings, Camary Bradford of Giddings, Keaton Bradford of Giddings, Haylen Poston of Giddings, Layla Guffey of Seguin, Apollo Guffey of Seguin, Phoenix Guffey of Seguin, Ava Guffey of Spring, Brayden Guffey of Seguin, Gunter Jacob of Smithville, Gaven Jacob of Smithville, and Grant Jacob of Smithville, as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Serving as pallbearers will be the members of the Giddings Volunteer Fire Department. Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Bradford, Cross Mayer, Keaton Bradford, and Jeffrey Keaghey.

Memorials may be made to the Giddings Volunteer Fire Department.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings.