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The staff at Lynchburg Veterinary Hospital (from left) Dr. Wendy Morton, Dr, Bryant Morton, Patty Guiberson, Kelly Harrison and Nikki Hammond have settled in nicely at the old Jennings Funeral Home building on Majors Blvd. (MCN Photo by Robert Holman)

Mortons, new veterinary clinic fitting in nicely

Posted on March 30, 2013 at 10:00 am

Timing is everything. Wendy and Bryant Morton know that all too well. In fact, they epitomize the right-place-at-the-right-time notion. The Mortons own Lynchburg Veterinary Hospital, which opened in November in the old Jennings Funeral Home building at 96 Majors Blvd. Whether it be the way the two met, or the decision to open the animal clinic, timing has been the key for the husband and wife duo who are both

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