The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, January 29, 1995               TAG: 9501290012
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

KIMPERT BETHEA

Kimpert Bethea, 61, of the 900 block of Avenue ``G'', a retired self-employed cement mason, died Jan. 26, 1995, in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Mr. Bethea was born in Chesterfield, S.C. He was a member of Zion Light Church, Norfolk.

Survivors include his wife, Minnie Cranford Bethea; two daughters, Diane Bethea Lacey and Latrae' Bethea of Norfolk; two sons, Tracy Bethea of Chesterfield, S.C., and Kimpert Bethea Jr. of Norfolk; six sisters; three brothers; and two grandchildren, John Lacey Jr. and Lanesha Lacey of Norfolk.

A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Zion Light Church. E.A. Hughes Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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