Dorothy Love (Megilligan) Dehorty, 90
REHOBOTH BEACH - Dorothy Love (Megilligan) Dehorty of Rehoboth Beach, formerly of Newark and Lewes, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, in Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. She was 90.
Mrs. Dehorty was born Nov. 26, 1915, in Wilmington, daughter of the late Edward S. and Lila May (Tomer) Megilligan.
A talented homemaker throughout her life, she also enjoyed a diverse career outside of the home as a driver for the Stiltz Bus Co., server at the Glasgow Arms, baker at McVey School and sales clerk at Gaylord's (later Ames), before retiring in 1987.
Mrs. Dehorty was a longtime member of Newark United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Homer E. Dehorty, in 1975; three sisters, Ruth Saunders, Doris Anderson and Viola Murphy; and a brother, James Megilligan.
She is survived by three daughters and three sons-in-law, Nancy and Harold Andrews and Ann and Tom Octeau, all of Spring Hill, Fla., and Millie and Bill Hinderer, with whom she lived, of Rehoboth Beach; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes Inc., 121 W. Park Place, Newark, where friends may call one hour earlier.
Burial will follow in Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N. DuPont Parkway, New Castle.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Delaware Kidney Fund, 1100 Lovering Ave., Suite 10B, Wilmington, DE 19806.
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