- Date Of Birth: April 5, 1936
- Date Of Death: November 12, 2014
- State: Illinois
Gary W. Wesson 78, of Rochelle passed away at his home in the arms of his loving family.
He was born on April 5, 1936, in Waterman, IL. to the late Wilder Wayne ( Pete ) and Mary Wesson. Gary served his country with Illinois National Guard, graduated from the University of Illinois in 1958, and married his lifelong sweetheart Mavis Stanford on March 14, 1959, in Somonauk, IL. He farmed in Leland and also worked and retired from Caterpillar, Montgomery Il. He served as a Deacon for the Somonauk Baptist Church in charge of the bus maintenance and continued as a Deacon at Harvest Baptist Church in Hillcrest, IL. in the same capacity. He loved his church and taught Sunday school .
He is survived by his loving wife Mavis of Rochelle, and his precious daughter Carinne (William – Rob) Kuehl of Green Lake WI. Kendra (Jim ) Lemar of Sandwich, IL. Glenn ( Chris ) Thompson of Mendota and Tara ( Steve ) Tester of China. 1 sister Sandra Seabright of Leland, IL. 2 brothers Joel (Gwendolyn ) Wesson of Noble, OK, and Thomas Wesson of Lombard, IL. he also leaves behind 18 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, 1 grandchild Jotham Christensen and brother-in-law Robert Seabright.
