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.
Jody's Journals: 1986
March
- Ohio Center, OVMA meetings > ate at Ohio Center/One Nation > went to see Jerry Clower, Serendipity Singers
- Ohio Center, OVMA meetings > Dr. Phillips > astronaut meeting > vet care video > stopped at Pat's on way home, watch movies on TV
- to clinic, children's tour/Puff at clinic > to barn
- to clinic, ran errands, hunter meeting
- to clinic/barn > Church > K Foster preached
- Worked in house, fixed dictionary stand > to clinic, children's tour/Puff > worked on Mayle's case
- 11 am D. Wortshafter > case > ran errands > took 'Harper's Weekly' bound and other books to OU Library/donation > to barn, dead roster, stepped on by horse under hay?
- to clinic, paid bills > Pete fed at barn > dance concert > ate at CJs > hot fudge Sundaes (love)
- to Church > to clinic, cleaned up, saddled Apple, Pete rode down to Wagner's; I took Sissy, Bullet, Streak for walk around pond, walked up to top of ridge and back, took Colonel, Puff > 2 dead baby rabbits
- to clinic/barn > wrote letters to Mom, Betty/Abbott
- to clinic/barn > Church of Good Shepherd Evensong
- to clinic > Pete, Carl Sweeney, oxen, potluck, Larry, Betty Larson, wedding reception > watched Dr. Who
- took Puff/Colonel after paper, let Alrod out > to Church, took copy of Urantia info to Stan C. > rode Junie, came back to look for Colonel (gunshy) > fed at barn > Pete rode Apple > worked in study
- worked at desk briefly/wrote mom letter, sent pictures > sheared sheep, Howard Strode, 27 head, 22 ewes, 4 ewe lambs, ram > to clinic/barn
- checked snares > to clinic/barn > Lent Service
- to clinic > SEOVMA meeting, Marietta
- to clinic/barn > Junie down for AI attempt > wagged Colonel/Puff
- Lucille Jennings "Hunter" walked up to locust grove, back > to clinic > napped > to barn > boiled goose eggs
- made deviled eggs > to clinic > Church 'God at Eventide' book to Shirley S. > draft horse meeting > to clinic > rode Junie around ridge above Negro Den, back down thru blackberry meadow, took Colonel > Pete sawm Apple in McDougal Creek by Marquis', rode by snares
- washed Pete's good sweater > to clinic/barn > Pete vaccinated our cats > sorted papers/read
- to clinic > lunch O'Hooley's > Pete and I ran errands > to barn > Pete emergency surgery
- Pete/me, apple cider vinegar > wagged Puff, Colonel > saw first coltsfoot, wild mums > to clinic > put headlight in Olds, checked Subaru > to barn
- to Charleston with Pete on calls, Nancy Bonnett's, Maranatha Farm, home 2 am
- wagged Colonel, Puff > to clinic, Steve Shingler brought Standardbred gelding to barn
- took change down to clinic > Standardbred tried to bite and cow-kick several times, walked him out across bridge, by stream, Pete dewormed/floated/vaccinated him, took him up to barn, shut gate on horse shed > worked at clinic > Pete on calls > fed at barn > put Standardbred in yard overnight > picked up Marshall, took his car to Lam's Garden > Mike, Karen, Sam, Ellen Jones by to see Pete
- took Standardbred up to barn, horse shed > to Church (early!) trumpet music, etc. > rode Junie, led Standardbred down to white gate, back, around pasture, etc., shut Standardbred in horse part of barn, left gate unlatched
- to clinic > Pete, Dr. Ragg, mycoplasma/lump, throat, etc. > to barn
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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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