The Obituary Section

Paul Worst

Cody, Wyoming

Paul Richard Worst 87 passed away peacefully on February 10 2026 at Cody Regional Health Long Term Care Center. Paul was born on March 51938 in Cody to James Ross and Fern Lucille Morin Worst. He married his high school sweetheart Deanna Beth Falkingham on June 4 1960 and were married for nearly 59 years until her passing on October 30 2019. Paul worked for the State of Wyoming with the Game and Fish Department which was his passion and moved him all around the state to various fish hatcheries including the old Cody hatchery Clarks Fork Tillett Springs at Lovell Daniel and Boulder hatcheries until he ultimately built a home in Cody and retired after 36 years of working for the state. He enjoyed watching sports hunting fishing camping playing bridge with his wife and was a member of the Methodist Church. Paul was preceded in death by his…

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Shirley Bonnet

Cody, Wyoming

February 13, 2026

Shirley Ann Mettler Bonnet 96 of Cody Wyoming passed away on February 14 2026 at the Spirit Mountain Hospice House in Cody. Shirley was united in marriage to Ervin Bonnet on December 4 1948 in Aberdeen South Dakota. The couple were blessed with three children Ronnie Julie and Cindy. Shirley worked at the School for the Visually Handicapped in Aberdeen for over 20 years. Upon her and Ervins retirement from the John Morrill Co. the pair pulled up stakes and moved to Cody Wyoming. Shirleys skill was cooking and baking which brought a cast of characters to her kitchen table. She loved to camp and her secret hobby was fishing Mobridge and Akaska on Lake Oahe in South Dakota in a 16foot Lund boat with a 25 HP motor. Shirley was a true believer in our Lord Jesus Christ and was not afraid to express those feelings to all including…

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