A painted house characters

Methodists

Didn't worship as long as the baptists, drove sedans, thought they were superior

Grady Sisco

Escaped Jonesboro prison

Mr. Red Fletcher

Exaggerated tornado, wife injured, would tell a lie when truth sounded better

Reverend Akers

Fiery ministers of the Black Oak Baptists church

Billy sisco

Fought Hank, grabbed by the throat

Doyle

Hill person who was getting beaten up by the Sisco's before Hank stepped in

Baptists

Thought they had the right track to God, drove trucks, met often

Stan Musial

Very good baseball player for Cardinals

Flint, Michigan

Where Buick factory was, where Jimmy Dale lives

Samson

Wrestler from Egypt, huge man, traveled with carnival, jaw broken by hank

Libby

gives birth to a child she claims is fathered by Ricky Chandler. Daughter of Latchers

Miguel

leader of the Mexicans who work for the Chandlers.

Pop and Pearl Watson

owners of the local store, a meeting place for the community.

Cowboy

the Mexican who kills Hank, carries a switchblade and is quick to use it. Runs off with Tally

Eli chandler

the grandfather of Luke Chandler and he plays an important role in the story by being the person everyone would come to if there were a problem and he is the reason baseball has such a reoccurring

Ruth chandler

the grandmother of Luke Chandler and she plays a role in the novel by being a guiding hand for Luke and helping him throughout the story with her wisdom

Tally Spruill

the only daughter of the Spruills and becomes friends with Luke Chandler and over time great secrets lie between them that if dispelled would be disastrous, she runs off with Cowboy

Trot Spruill

the youngest Spruill, who suffers from a crippled arm. He is also mentally slow, and is the only member of the family, other than his sister Tally, to whom Hank is never cruel. Starts to paint the Chandler house

Luke Chandler

the youngest in the family and the protagonist of the story.

Ricky Chandler

the youngest son to Eli and Ruth Chandler and he is in the war in Korea and while he was there some drama appeared between him and a sharecroppers daughter.

Percy

12, started fight with Like, threw dirt clod at Luke

Bobby sisco

16, fought Hank, kicked between the legs

Jimmy Dale

An uncle of Luke's, who works at a Buick plant in Michigan and offers to help his cousin Jesse find employment if he and his family relocate north.

Harry Caray

Announcer for Cardinals

Delilah

Announcer for Samson wore little clothing

Stick Powers

Black Oak's lazy overweight sheriff, who asserts his authority when necessary but would prefer to catnap in his car parked in the shade.

Jackie Moon

Boy from North of town, smoked, friends with Ricky, could be going to Korea, ate ice cream with Luke

Edward R. Murrow

CBS news anchor, Chandler's lived war through him

Black oak

City where story takes place

Mr. Embry

Deacon of the church allowed his Mexicans to work on Sunday

Stacy

Jimmy Dale's snobbish "Yankee" bride, who is horrified by the Chandlers' living conditions and becomes the butt of Luke's practical joke as retaliation for her arrogant attitude.

Jerry sisco

Killed by Hank with a 2x4

Otis and Monkey

Land grader, silent, doesn't wave, let Luke ride on paver, had two monkeys one fell and died

Mrs. Dockery

Large, loud woman, said nephew was killed in Korea

Mrs. Beverley Dill Cooley

Luke's Sunday school teacher prayed for Jerry Sisco to go to heaven

Dewayne Pinter

Luke's best friend

Juan

Luke's buddy, spoke good English, showed Luke tortillas for 1st line taught Luke Spanish

Jesse Chandler

Luke's father and he is Eli Chandlers son. He is what i think Eli was like when he was younger. Though he loves Luke he loves with a firm hand and when Luke was bad he dealt punishment swiftly.

Kathleen Chandler

Luke's mother, who tends to the garden while dreaming of a better life in a suburban home with indoor plumbing and modern conveniences.

St. Francis River

Main river near Chandler's, separated from the rest of town, swelled with the rains

Bo and Dale

Nephews of the Spruills

Leon and Lucy

Parents of the Spruills

Rayford

Percy's brother helped beat up Luke

Mr. And Mrs. Latcher

Poor sharecroppers next to the Chandler's

Hank Spruill

was a part of the hired help payed to help the Chandlers cotton. Hank barks orders at Luke which is not right because people are expected to be respectful to your boss which Hank was not. Hank was also a prime suspect to a murder which Luke had witnessed. Killed by cowboy