ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: DIVEN, MERRIMAN DONALD 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Wednesday july 28, 2010

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DIVEN, MERRIMAN DONALD 
(June 13, 1923 - July 28, 2010)

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Merriman "Don" Diven, a retired Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Past President of the Covington Rotary Club, and local real 
estate agent, died at home of natural causes. He was eighty-seven.

Prior to his joining the FBI, Don was in the trucking, coal, and contracting 
business in Baltimore, Maryland. He was recognized by the FBI for outstanding 
service in New York City and Newark, New Jersey prior to being assigned to the 
New Orleans area in 1963. His talent for relentless pursuit of subjects and 
"cold cases" gained him the nickname of "Digger" by his co-workers.

He had a special talent for aligning the law enforcement interests of Federal, 
State and local agencies and was instrumental in creating a greater degree of 
trust and cooperation among all law enforcement disciplines on the Northshore.

Don was a WWII Coast Guard veteran and, in 1953, was a graduate of the 
University of Baltimore, earning both a Bachelor of Laws and a Juris Doctor 
Degree.

He was a long time member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Covington, 
Louisiana and a former member of the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, where he 
received numerous awards for his voluteer service.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Christine Blanche Diven, and 
is survived by son Gregory Diven of Bountiful, Utah and daughter Cathy Fehlis of 
Pinehurst, Texas. He also leaves five grand children and eight great-grand 
children.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend funeral services on 
Monday, August 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1 N. 
Marigold Drive, Covington, LA 70433. Visitation AT THE CHURCH on Monday will 
begin at 9:00 AM.

Interment will follow at Pinecrest Memoral Gardens in Covington, LA.

In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to Campus Crusade for 
Christ, Post Office Box 628222, Orlando, Florida 32862-8222 or the charity of 
ones choice.

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