BEARD, James Edmond, MD. James Edmond Beard, MD died June 26, 2014. He was born October 12, 1923 to James Eller and Helen Beard (nee: Osborne), and was a lifelong resident of Dearborn. He was a 1941 graduate of Fordson High and a 1947 graduate of Wayne State Medical School. In WWII, he was in the ASTP and then served in the Korean War. Dr. Beard is survived by his wife, Bernice Volk Beard, daughter Marcia-Anne Beard Dunbar (Earl) and son David Volk Beard, PhD, grandsons Jonathan and James Dunbar, brother and sister-in-law Frank and Ruth Beyer, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Dr. Beard was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter-in-law Martha Beard. A Memorial service will be held at 1:30 pm October 11th at the Dearborn Evangelical Covenant Church. Memorials may be made to the church or to the Bay View Association, Petoskey, MI. Further information can be attained at www.howepeterson .com