Mont Mecham

Mark Lamonte "Mont" Mecham, 67, of Shelley, Idaho, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Mont was born November 29, 1949, to Oren and Udeen Palmer Mecham of Firth, Idaho. He married his high-school sweetheart, Carol Keller, of Shelley, Idaho. They welcomed a daughter, Donna, and a son, Mark. Mont began his law enforcement career in 1970 at the Shelley, Idaho Police Department. In 1976, Mont became Chief Deputy of the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office. In 1980, he moved his family to Green River, Wyoming, and became Lieutenant of the Green River Police Department. Mont was the Wyoming Police Officer of the year in 1996. He retired in 2003 and moved home to Shelley. He loved hunting, fishing and woodworking in his shop. Mont is survived by his wife, Carol Mecham of Shelley, ID; daughter, Donna (Bill) Richardson of Eagle Mountain, UT; son, Mark (Diane) Mecham of Idaho Falls; grandchildren, Haley and James Mecham of Idaho Falls; sisters, Linda Goddard of Shelley, ID, and Lori Neihart (Artie Waters) of Wapello, ID; brothers, Lamar Mecham of Firth, ID, and Barry (Claudia) Mecham of Pocatello, ID. Mont is preceded in death by his parents, Oren and Udeen Mecham; brother, Lonnie Mecham; grandparents, Clinton and Elsie Curtis Mecham and Mark and Carmelia Wilson Palmer. Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon Saturday, April 8, 2017, at the Shadow Mountain LDS church, 3721 Shadow Mountain Trail in Idaho Falls, with Bishop Brad Couch officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 6-7:30 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road, and Saturday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. prior to services at the church. Any and all law enforcement are invited to attend in uniform to honor Mont’s 33 years of law enforcement. Following the service, the Bonneville County Honor Guard will perform rites.

Funeral Services will be held