William "Bill" Patterson Mecham

William “Bill” Patterson Mecham, 90, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025 in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Bill was born on January 2, 1935 in Upalco, Utah the son of Ephraim Leslie and Linda Mecham. He grew up in Upalco and Duchesne, Utah going to elementary school. In the 7th grade the family would move to Springfield, Utah. He would graduate from Springfield High School and move to Sandpoint, Idaho

Bill worked for Springs Lumber Company in Kootenai, Idaho as a scaler. He would later marry June Pomeransky and would move to Seattle, Washington where he would work for Boeing as a machinist. Western Gear would take over the machinist department where they would promote him to head machinist. Bill retired in 2002 and moved back to Sandpoint.

Bill is survived by his children Rick (Debi) Mecham, DeAnna (Chuck) Hannum and Linda (Mark Bevilacqua) Ewing; sisters Lenora (David) Sumsion and Edna (Richard) Neer; grandchildren Jennifer, Jason, Eric, Marshall, Drew; great grandchildren Wilder, Andrew, Kaitlain, Leah, and Solona.

He was preceded in death by his parents Ephraim Leslie and Linda, son David, brothers Ray, Lyle, Howard Mecham; sisters Retta Merkley Williams and Theo Snyder; and one grandson Andrew.