Sarah Elizabeth Dillon, 84

LEWES - Sarah Elizabeth Dillon (Clifton), age 84, passed away Monday July 20, 2009, at Juniper Village Assisted Living in Williamstown, N.J. A lifelong resident of Lewes, she was the daughter of the late William W. Clifton and Emma M. (Torbert). She was the co-owner of the Valley of the Swans Hotel from the late 1950's to 1978, currently the Hotel Rodney; owner of Sarah's Beauty Shoppe; and owner/operator of the Driftwood Motel. Sarah was a member of the Delmarva Amateur Radio Club and a Ham Radio Operator (Morse code), NZED38. She was also a member of Atco Trinity United Methodist Church in Atco, N.J., and Conley's Methodist Church in Lewes. She was the wife of the late Thomas F. Dillon and companion of the late Walter Lupish. Her brothers, Wesley, Carlton, and Calvin Clifton also preceded her in death. She is survived by a daughter, Dorothy Kashner (Massey) of Dover; five grandchildren, Lenora Wittje (Louis) of Franklinville, N.J., Dorothy McDowell (Scott) of Midlothian, Va., Charles Kashner, Jr. of Dover, Thomas Kashner of Dover, and Sarah Kashner-Forwood (Josh) of Camden, N.J.; 13 great-grandchildren, Louis, III, Kayla, Michael, Steven, Kelly, Zoe, Beckham, Dillon, Ava, Alexandra, Olivia, Mason, Adam; and many friends and relatives. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at the chapel of Melson Funeral Services, 32013 Long Neck Rd, Millsboro, where friends and family may call after 10 a.m. Interment immediately following at Conley's Chapel Cemetery near Lewes.