Wirt Adams Yerger Jr. Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Wirt Adams Yerger Jr. of Jackson, Mississippi, who passed away on May 2, 2022, at the age of 92, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Rivers Applewhite Yerger and Wirt Adams Yerger; and his parents-in-law, Ida Lois Polk, Mary Dixon, Frank Douglas Montague, Jr., Lynn Williams and Richard Abner Montague.
He is survived by: his wife Mary Montague Yerger of Jackson, Mississippi; his children, Wirt Adams Yerger III (Linda Biggers Yerger) of Ridgeland, Mississippi, Mary Yerger Dunbar (Thomas Tarver Dunbar) of Jackson, Mississippi and Frank Montague Yerger (Jane Prater Yerger) of Oxford, Mississippi; his grandchildren, Mary Montague Dunbar, Sarah Jane Rivers Yerger, Wirt Adams Yerger IV (Jordan Jones Yerger), James David Yerger (Natalie Sink Yerger), Richard Montague Yerger (Rachael Hardin Yerger), John Taylor Yerger (Lauren Meyer Yerger), Thomas Yerger Dunbar, Wirt Yerger Dunbar, Frank Montague Yerger, Jr. and Harlan Prater Yerger; his great grandchildren, Jane Ellen Yerger, Anny Elizabeth Yerger, Mary Adams Yerger, Richard Montague Yerger, Jr., William Hardin Yerger, John Taylor Yerger, Jr., Anna Gray Yerger and Ellen Gray Yerger; and his siblings, William Swan Yerger (Gingia Palmer Yerger), Ivan Bass Yerger (Sandra Pate Yerger) and Rivers Yerger Lurate. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: First Presbyterian Church- 1390 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39202; French Camp Academy- One Fine Place, French Camp, MS 39745; Revitalize Mississippi- 210 E. Capitol Street, Suite 1215, Jackson, MS 39201; or to a charity of choice.
