Wesley 'Wes' Gilleland

Wesley 'Wes' Gilleland BISMARK, North Dakota -- Wesley 'Wes' Gilleland, 46, of Esmond, North Dakota, died on August 7, 2012, at the St. Alexis Hospital in Bismark, North Dakota, due to an auto accident that occurred on August 2, 2012. Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 18, 2012, at the Fruitland Community Center. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Wes was born on April 21, 1966, in Moline, Illinois, the son of James Gilleland and Patricia Johnston. He ran his own construction business for many years. He also enjoyed carpenter work and remodeling homes. He is survived by two children, Tasha Gilleland and fiancée, Ian Palencia, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Jessica Gilleland of Ames, Iowa; his father, James Gilleland of Muscatine, Iowa; his mother, Patricia Johnston of Danville, Iowa; hree brothers, Rick Gilleland of Dacula, Georgia, Steve Gilleland of Muscatine, Iowa, and Matt Hicks of Clinton, Iowa; and one sister, Misty Hicks of Danville, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his grandparents on both sides. [more]

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