Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.:
June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010
Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith:
April 2, 1938 - May 9, 2021
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the legacy of Milliron Farm and Clinic,
Dr. Pete and Jody Smith.
Jody's Journals: 1977
February
- took Pat to Amesville for ride to bb practice, took Puff, worked Puff at clinic barn > mended 2 pair Pete's longjohns > soaped harness > picked up Pete at Jan's, took Kanga > finished cleaning harness
- worked Bess at Pam Collier's > CC class
- shoveled out gate, worked Puff > rode Junie, Jessica rode Blaze over to Windy Hills, Elizabeth Sweeny rode around thru woods with us, saw 3 then 2 deer between 1st and 2nd meadows
- Ilene Toth lesson, paid $6 > worked Puff, swept garage floor, Pete straightened cart
- Mr. Bailey here to took at Suffolk ewes > worked Puff > read
- to church, Sunday School meeting > went after bulldozer part near Coolville > sanded sleigh runners > worked Puff > rode Junie in bottom, took Puff, took Jim, Bess, lower pasture > played Hearts
- gas off, 30's in house, -10 outside, bathroom faucet frozen, thawed with space heater > got key unstruck from car > fed at barn, carried up 2 buckets water, blanketed, fed Junie, let dogs run in paddock > worked Puff at clinic barn
- took J, P to high school at Stewart, took Puff, heeled briefly > worked Puff at clinic > Pat, I hung up old rugs on back wall of sheep shed > ACKC at Judy's, took Puff in car
- swept out part of barn > worked Puff > fed at barn, worked on alleyway > CC class at Sanfords, took Puff in car
- went after bulldozer parts in Marietta, took Puff
- sold Suffolk ewes to Milford Baily, took 2 Suffolk ewes down to clinic barn with Junie, loaded 6 others out of Phillips place $90 each $720
- used Jim to herd sheep across ice/stream out of feed lot; feed sheep; checked hay bales, put logs, etc. under fence
- put harness on Junco, girth "saddle" wouldn't take up enough, pushed bales over at red barn > Katherine Foster worked Shandell, broad jump in barn, I worked Puff briefly
- took check back to M. Bailey to sign, put in household account, ran errands > left filmstrips at J Croxfords > left harness "saddle" at H's for adjustment > went to see "Silver Streak" late
- to church, Pete, me, Jessica (Mrs. Larson fainted), picked up harness "saddle" > Pete/Pat worked in timber > Judy Glasgow rode Blaze, Janet rode Cricket, Jessica rode new Quarter horse over to Windy Hills around thru woods > harnessed Junco, ground drove; Jessica lead, pulled sleigh beside him, ground very mushy
- helped Pete look for prolapsed Hamp ewe, checked bales, took Jim > gave Pete card > set up snares, dog trap, let Bess, Kanga run in hay meadow, laid track for Puff > fed at barn, dewormed Junie, tracked Puff > napped > made heart cookies >worked at desk/wrote letters
- Pete met logger for breakfast at Perkins > got drawer unstuck, worked at desk > practiced with sheep whistle > checked snares, let Puff run in hay meadow > bedded down sheep shed, 4 bales
- new twin lambs, 1 m 1 f > ran errands, took Puff downtown > "oven" lamb ewe, dead lamb > Tom Wagner hitched drove Junie to cart, I drove him a couple of rounds
- Lady Mondale's daughter, speckled ewe, 3rd set of twins/ewes > ran errands for Pete, took Puff, to Albany, manure spreader chain; Jackson truck parts; heeled Puff downtown > ate at DQ with Pete (left truck at Russell's) > fed at barn, rode Junie up to Alice Brown's gate to show girl the trail to Lewis Hixon's farm, horses broke thru crust of drift on hill; checked box trap, snares > Abbott called again
- Suffolk ewe, mail lamb > fed, watered at barn, took Puff > made tapioca custard > read, wrote letters
- 2 more sets of twins > sheep out, took Jim down, chopped hole in creek for sheep > Marge rode Blaze > fed at barn, took Bess > tracked Bess, let her run, checked snares, let dogs run in paddock > oiled rest of harness > Larry Butcher here after game
- checked lambs > to church > 2 veterinarians here > fed at barn, tracked Bess, Puff > very icy road, passed 7 wrecks > ate at Root's, Lancaster, Kingston Trio, Glen Yarborough Columbus > Larry Butcher overnight
- checked lambs, took Puff > fed at barn > picked up Pat, activities bus > Pete, Jessica went after Apple > read, finished "Sherlock Holmes"
- Pete to Charleston > fed at barn, set up lambing pen > rode Junie, took Bess, both terrible > OU Symphony concert
- checked sheep > fed at barn > worked Puff on campus
- checked sheep, put up lambing pen back of Hamp shed > fed at barn, took Jim, checked snares > Bill Wright here overnight, electricity off
- helped Pete get prolapsed ewe, took Jim, checked my sheep, saw 2 deer crossing hay meadow, took Kanga > sorted thru some attic things
- checked sheep, took Kanga, saw 6 deer feeding in hay meadow > fed at barn, took Jim, checked snares > arranged books
- took 4 lambs for Sunday School lesson (David) > Rich Feldman called > fed at barn, took Jim > took Pat down to feedlot to help Pete
- road snow covered right before Lancaster, got log splitter part, tools, stopped at LS for wastebasket, etc., > ran errands, copied article for Rich Feldman > to Toliver's > 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.
