The Carls
Edward Kenneth Carl (Eddie)
Thomas Gene Carl, Eddie’s older brother
May Cather Carl (Mom), Eddie’s mother
Wynton Carl (Dad), Eddie’s father
Lucy Carl (Grama), mother of Wynton Carl
Rob Carl (Grampa), father of Wynton
Callista Carl, Wynton’s older sister who died as a toddler
Others
Agnes Strother, receptionist/secretary at Hindemans Insurance, sister of Laura
Beauty, Grampa Rob’s horse
Big Buss Burton, runs Burton’s feed store, father of Little Buss
Bitsy, Eddie’s baby fox
Bucky Barnes, Eddie’s schoolmate
Charles Darney, mechanic, widower (husband of Annylee), father of Curtis Ray
Clara Stubee, works at movie theater ticket booth
Curtis Ray Darney, Thomas’s friend, son of Charles and Annylee
Cyrus LeBeau, mailman, father of Pauline
Dale and Fern Dawson, neighbors to the Carls, parents of Stinky
Dale, Thomas’s Air Corps buddy
Deylon Reevy, schoolmate of Thomas
Dora Gump, owns dress and hat shop, mother of Shirlynn (Sarah’s friend)
Dr. Gordon
Dulcie Thompson, Eddie’s schoolmate, daughter of Effie
Effie Thompson, mother of Dulcie, works at Woolworth’s
Feisty, one of the Strothers’ cats
Gabe Rennart, Thomas’s friend, son of Janie Simms Rennart and Jack Rennart
Hank Gillum, barber
Hettie, the Carls’ horse
Howie Putnam, Eddie’s schoolmate, son of Myrtle
Jack Rennart, neighboring farmer, husband of Janie (May’s friend), father of Gabe
Janie Simms Rennart, May’s childhood friend, wife of Jack, mother of Gabe
Jerome Meister, police sergeant
Jozef Mirga, Roma from Poland, blacksmith (wife Aniela, son Antoni)
Lem and Laura Strother, neighbors of the Carls, parents of Leo
Leo Strother (“Leonora DuPrette”), son of Lem and Laura, lives in Chicago
Little Buss Burton, Eddie’s schoolmate, bully, son of Big Buss
Maisie Edson, Eddie’s schoolmate
Mary Dell, first and second grade teacher at Hessing Elementary
Merle Stanton, town meeting leader, church leader
Miss Fenton, town librarian
Mr. Atwood, fourth and fifth grade teacher at Hessing
Myrtle Putnam, mother of Howie, widow, works at the bank, rents out rooms
Ned Wilkie, childhood friend of Wyn, husband of Marla, father of baby who died
Oscar Keal, farmer, father of Stump
Pat, schoolbus driver for 40 years
Stanley (Stump) Keal, Eddie’s schoolmate, bully, son of Oscar
Pauline LeBeau, Thomas’s classmate, girlfriend
Reverend James
Ring, Carl’s hunting dog
Royces, owners of the orchard, parents of twins
Royce twins, recite at church social
Sarah Mulberry, Eddie’s childhood friend
Sheriff Graham
Sylvester Dean (Stinky) Dawson, Eddie’s friend, neighbor
Walter and Lila Fairgate, run the grain elevator