On Monday, August 9, 2021, God sent an angel to call Lorene Bethea home to be with her Heavenly Father. Lorene Bethea was born on August 24, 1956. She was the daughter of the late Esau and Hattie Bethea. Lorene gave her life to Christ at a very young age. She attended Lake Taylor High School. Lorene was a loving mother to three sons. She was a wonderful woman who love to laugh and have fun.  She was a hard worker with a strong work ethic who rarely missed a day of work.  As a young woman because of her passion for cooking, Lorene decided to start her career in the restaurant business.  She worked at Phillips Seafood Restaurant for many years before deciding to go to work at Farm Fresh and finally ending her working career at Walmart.

She leaves to cherish her memory three sons Deon E. Bethea Sr. (Lacresa) of Virginia Beach, Leon O. Bethea Sr. and Corey D. Bethea both of Chesapeake, eight grandchildren (Latia Bethea, Deon Bethea Jr., Leon Bethea Jr., Jai’dyn Bethea, Briana Bethea, Harmony Paige, Camron Owens, Aiden Perkins) her bonus son Michael Gregory, and her goddaughter Shenika Edwards. She is survived by her fifteen siblings Eugene Bethea, Adell Stevenson, Allen Bethea (Rita), Roger Bethea, Mary Moore (Larry), Marilyn Webb (Gregory), Loretta Bethea, Arnethia Fuller (Ronnie), Evelyn Bethea, Melvin Bethea, Marvin Bethea, Ronald Bethea, Gwendolyn Bethea-Greene, Angela Bethea-Edwards, Calvin Bethea (Catrice) and a multitude of cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.