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.
In March of 2025, I wrote that there was a three‑year gap in Jody’s Journals. I searched everywhere, convinced the journals had been misplaced. Then earlier this week, while reorganizing my office, they surfaced at last, tucked beneath a stack of Milliron anecdotes and an old client list. Whew! One of my skills is organization. Finding the journals is a relief. They weren't misplaced, just hidden under (more) Milliron papers.
Last week, I shared Jody’s Journals from June–July 1987, the final entries of that year. This week, we return to 1977—one of the foundational years of Jody’s story, newly restored to us.
Jody's Journals: 1977
January
- fed Junie some grain > Jerry's Joleen's party > checked snares, trap > worked Puff in paddock off lead control, rabbit tussled with him in snow > Pete and I snuggled in front of fire
- to church > Pete, Jessica ate at Frisch's (blue truck), I drove SW home > fed at barn > let dogs run in paddock, Puff, Kanga fought over dead rabbit
- went in town with Pete, errands > fed at barn, let Puff run in hay meadow, ran after geese, 2nd dead rabbit in shed > turned horses lose, took Kanga, Jim, Kanga found 2nd dead rabbit > read by fire
- fed at barn > laid track, let Bess run thru hay meadow, did whistle commands beautifully, let dogs run in paddock, Puff tracked beautifully
- snow, no school > to Animal Control Legislative Workshop, J Jones drove
- Animal Control Workshop > snow
- no school, snow > took grain up to barn, Sailor, packsaddle > checked snares, took Jim, let dogs run in paddock > worked at desk
- Gary, Aggie got snowmobile, visited friend at OU > let Puff run in hay meadow, fed at barn, let dogs run in paddock
- to church > fed at barn > checked snares, let dogs run in hay meadow > Pete, I took Bess, Jim, Kanga, Ruff for walk in snow beautiful, checked on open water for horses
- no school, blowing, drifting snow > Pete went to Marietta after chains for tractor > fed at barn, let Puff run in meadow, deactivated snares, shut dog trap > worked at desk
- no school > kitchen cold water froze > Pat, Randy basketball at Grover Center > let Bess, Kanga, Puff run in bottom, checked water, turned barn animals loose, watered geese > worked at desk
- no school > parent study group at Elizabeth Sweeney's "Children: The Challenge"
- no school > gave Trefa RV, FD > rode Blaze, Jessica rode Cricket, Pete rode Sailor over to Phillip's place, fed sheep
- no school > took Puff to barn, let dogs run in paddock
- fed at barn, took Puff, let dogs run in paddock, on bottom, checked water, ice in stream > Pete to Charleston on calls, scraped truck > worked Puff, clinic barn, put Sam's sheep and Puff together > read "The Triumph of the Seeing Eye"
- -8, gas off, 38 in house > walked after newspaper, not there > worked Puff briefly in barn > kitchen water frozen > sorted mail > wrote letters > fed at barn, took Puff, let dogs run in paddock > put light on gas regulator > Pete got home around midnight
- no school all week > fed, watered at barn, checked snare, let dogs run in paddock, on down to creek
- took Pat to Stewart, basketball practice, ran errands
- Pam Collier, took Bess, stick jump > shopped at Buckeye Mart
- put 6+ rolls insulation in attic > crawled under house, tacked insulation > let dogs run in paddock, lost watch > to Charleston > R. Joyce, Pete me, looked at stoves
- worked on sorting clothes from attic > let dogs run > Ralph Guthrie swapped well > Tom Wagner here to look at wagon >Ted, Katherine Foster here > P overnight at B > J overnight at N Rogers
- cut Pete's hair, shaved dog's tattoos, clipped nails > Pete caulked storm windows > pulled horse's shoes, trimmed Cricket's feet > dewormed Junie, got burros out of Junie's stall > read
- led Junie down to water, turned him loose > rode Junie in pasture, gorgeous snow storm, gave me vertigo > finished reading "The Dogs"
- turned Junie out, put Cricket, Sailor in > rode Junie, Jessica rode Blaze around thru woods, beautiful snow > picked up Pat, Leroy Butcher at OU game
- Pete bulldozed path down to streams > drove sheep, ducks, geese down to stream with Jim > led Junie down to water, drove geese back > Jerry, Joleen here
- Ilene Toth, lesson, Doberman puppy bitch > blizzard
- chill factor -40 below > put Junie in barn, blanketed him
- to church > let Junie down to water, turned him loose > Pete moved 6 large bales into barn > fed at barn > watched TV "Roots"
- sorted things from attic > Betty/Abbott alled > worked at desk
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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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