Melva 'Dutch' Claudine Divers, 80

| March 31, 2008 9:00 PM

Melva “Dutch” Claudine Divers, 80, of Kingston, Idaho, passed away peacefully at her home in Kingston, on Saturday, March 29, 2008.

Cremation was held; and memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at 2 p.m. at the Kingston Baptist Church of Kingston, Idaho, with Pastor Gordon Mills officiating.

Dutch was born May 27, 1927, at Arnette, Okla., the daughter of Alva and Opal McNutt. The family moved to the Sandpoint, Idaho, area when Dutch was younger, and she had resided in the Kellogg/Kingston area for the remainder of her life.

Dutch married Jack Divers on June 14, 1971. She was a homemaker and a mother.

Dutch enjoyed her flowers and wind chimes that rang continuously on her front porch; to her, the chimes were a symphony. One of her greatest joys, was watching her great-grandson at his sporting events and having family get-togethers.

Dutch loved to take the grandchildren camping and fishing, and when the family went salmon fishing, heaven forbid, when you had to throw a small fish back; Dutch would insist you step on it and stretch it longer. Dutch had also made beautiful quilts for her family and friends.

Dutch is survived by her husband, Jack R. Divers of the family home of Kingston; her daughter, Diana Salo of Post Falls, Idaho; two stepdaughters, Cathy Leathers and Jeannie Vincent of Mississippi; a sister, Lenona Taylor of Osburn, Idaho; four brothers, Ervin McNutt and Cecil McNutt of Cataldo, Idaho, and Delaman McNutt and Jack McNutt of Sandpoint, Idaho; two grandchildren, Mike Rollins and Kerry Worst of Post Falls; one great-grandson, Sean Rollins of Post Falls; a great-granddaughter, Courtney Worst of Post Falls; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, May Church and Fran Stockdale; three brothers, Delbert McNutt, Billy McNutt and Robert McNutt; Dutch's first husband, Lonnie Harold Shrake (Diana's Dad) preceded her in death in 1963.

Shoshone Funeral Services of Kellogg, Idaho, is entrusted with funeral arrangements.