WILLISTON Esther Mae Beard, 87, formerly of the Epping-Spring Brook and Williston areas, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in a Tioga nursing home.
She was born June 9, 1922, to Harvey and Cecelia Stevens in Ray. She married Kenneth Bellet Sept. 28, 1940, in Epping. He died in 1965. She married John Beard Nov. 2, 1970, in Williston.
Survivors: son, Dennis Bellet, Epping; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Tuesday, 10 a.m., Faith United Methodist Church, Williston.
Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Williston.
Visitation: Monday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., in Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston.