DOVER - Arthur B. Beard, of Dover, passed away on July 30, 2010, at the Veterans Hospital in Elsmere. Born on Dec. 11, 1955, he was the son of the Gwendolyn Beard and the late Arthur B. Beard, Sr. He was 54 years old. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 5, at Calvary Baptist Church, Queen Street, Dover, where friends may call two hours prior to the service. Interment will be in White Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Feasterville, Pa. Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook may be signed at www.benniesmithfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are being handled by Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Dover.