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Owen Wayne Beard

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OWEN W. BEARD, M.D., 101, of Little Rock, passed away on May 9, 2018. Dr. Beard was a prominent physician who mastered three different medical specialties during his career. In addition, he trained thousands of doctors at UAMS and retired as a professor emeritus. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dr. Alice Beard. He is survived by his three children, Margaret Miller, William Beard, and Barbara Pierce, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be at Calvary Baptist Church in Little Rock on Saturday, May 19, 2018, with visitation at noon and the funeral services at 1 p.m., followed by burial at Hebron cemetery near Lonoke, Ark. Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Court, Little Rock, Ark. 72205, (501) 224-2200. Dr. Beard's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.

Published May 13, 2018

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