Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.:
June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010
Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith:
April 2, 1938 - May 9, 2021
Welcome to Milliron Monday where every Monday we celebrate
the legacy of Milliron Farm and Clinic,
Dr. Pete and Jody Smith.
A continuation of Jody’s Journals.
September 1985
- to church > on calls to Gallipolis with Pete
- to clinic/barn > to Dairy Barn > rode over to Tim Wagner's, Tim rode back
- cut, piled burrs in garden area > went after milk > stopped at Mary Morgan's store in Amesville > herded sheep down to white gate bottom with Colonel and Junie, rode around through woods
- Pete up for lunch > ran errands > to barn, Junie coughing, Pete treated her
- R. Muhn here to work on appliances > went after FKK [?] at Dr. Bratton's, took Puff, Colonel
- to clinic > went to Pat's, brought SW back > J here for dinner, took Bingo > walked dogs, Sissy stroke?, took her to clinic
- worked at clinic/surgeries
- to clinic/barn > saddled Junie, rode Alrod, Junie cough
- to clinic/paid bills > Pete, Allen, Mitzi, got lumber - Amish > Robin Byers party (Conrath's on way down)
- to church > to clinic, tried to take abandoned dog back to Nelsonville > Joy MillerUpton potluck, bizarre house, beautiful setting, nice walk to falls/Buckeye Trail
- to clinic, surgeries > put minnow traps out in bottom > to barn, took Puff, Colonel, walked dogs > wrote letters
- to clinic/groomed dogs/cats > took Subaru SW after minnows, several dozen in traps, sorted out largest, put back in stream > to barn, herded sheep down toward pines/white gate bottom with Streak on line, walked dogs > read some more Eudora Welty stories
- dryer caught on fire, hung clothes out on line > to clinic/barn, drove truck to get hay in
- to clinic/barn > dinner at Pat's > movies "Teen Wolf"
- to church > to clinic > rode Alrod, Pete rode Apple, saw Ann H. on way back > Pat helped Pete with lumber/plastic
- dewormed sheep > ran errands
- to clinic/barn > walked up bottom with Puff, Colonel
- to clinic/barn > called wildlife re stream pollution, George Ledbetter looked at it
- to clinic/barn > ate at CJs, J met us, tried to watch fight at bar, left > Anniversary, Hangar 5, Fannigan's Isle
- to clinic/church/OU Inn > contemporary works in wood at Dairy Barn > rode Alrod, Allen Crippen, daughters, Mitzi, rode around Phillip's place, Pete started putting guardrail to stop erosion on pond dam
- to clinic > EPA, Health Dept. got stream samples > to barn > ATC, took Puff, Colonel, got Californian doe rabbit $5.00 J L'H Humane Society Committee meeting - re dog licenses, spay/neuter clinics, etc. > called Mom
- ran errands, saw J at Landmark > to barn, took dogs for a walk, Purry Furry there > Pete at Sam Jones' > 12:30 am, beautiful sky, mist off pond rising up to the trails
- worked on demineralizing copper teakettle > worked at desk > to clinic/barn
- Farm Science Review, Border Collie Trials, 2nd cousin, Henry Shriver talked, ate at CJs
- to clinic/barn > helped Pete with putting guard rails around dam to slow erosion by wave action > to barn, walked dogs > Tammy, Pat, Robin, Dan, to the Union, Mimi Hart
- helped Pete at clinic > early church, went to Sunday School, 10:30 church > went to auction, stopped and fed calves at Pat's > rode Junie, watched motorcycles > Pete rode Apple > went to harp, flute, violin, cello concert, kept falling asleep, stopped at DQ
- worked Colonel, Puff > to clinic > Tim S. brought two Collie-type puppies in > to barn, worked Colonel
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Through captivating, powerful, and emotional anecdotes, we celebrate the life of Dr. Abbott P. Smith. His biography takes the reader from smiles to laughter to empathy and tears. Dr. Smith gave us compelling lessons learned from animals; the role animals play in the human condition, the joy of loving an animal, and the awe of their spirituality. A tender and profound look into the life of a skilled veterinarian.
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