Buddy Layman - as young as 14 years old or as old as 19 years old. Mentally-challenged. Very honest, loving, trusting, free-spirited, innocent, child-like
Jennie Mae Layman - late teens, possibly very early 20's if necessary. Buddy's sister. Loving, innocent, curious, responsible, mother-figure to buddy
Ferris Layman - 40's. Father of Buddy and Jennie Mae. Mechanic, hard-worker, dependible, honest, strong
C.C. Showers - Late 20's to mid 30's. Ex-preacher. Handsome, fast-talking, "preachy", lost, searching, caring, questioning
Norma Henshaw - 30's to older. Owner of the Hoosier Dry-Goods store, a "true believer", spriritual, Bible quoting, searching
determined, solid, unyeilding
Darlene Henshaw - teens to early 20's. Norma's neice. Questioning, flirty, prissy, dramatic, flair, rebellious
Goldie Short - early 30's to 40's. Owner of the Dine-Away-Cafe. Pretty, bossy, caring, honest, tells it like it is
Basil Bennett - late 40's to older. A farmer, the local "doctor", wise, backbone of the community, EF Hutton (when he talks...)
Luella Bennett - late 40's to older. Basil's wife. Doubter, arguer, steadfast, opinionated, hard
Melvin Wilder - teens to early 20's. a farmhand (works for Basil). not too bright, comic relief along with Dewey
Dewey Maples - teens to early 20's. a farmhand (works for Basil). goofy, naive, comic relief along with Melvin
