| Nola Corrine | Moses | Arthur's wife. Deceased. |
| Arthur | Moses | Protagonist. Always talks to his wife's grave. aka: Arthur Truluv. |
| Adelaide | Marsh | Woman buried in the two rows near Nola's gravestone. |
| Maddy | Harris | A girl Arthur always sees in the cementery. aka: Sunshine. |
| Anderson | | Army. Maddy's boyfriend. |
| Gordon | | Arthur's cat. |
| Mr. | Hamburger | Arthur and Nola's old figurine. |
| Mrs. | Hamburger | Arthur and Nola's old figurine. |
| Royal | Lyons | Maddy's English teacher. |
| Lucille | Howard | 4th grade teacher. Arthur's neighbor. |
| Annette | McAllister | Woman who died at 80. |
| Harold | Lawton | Man in the grave. |
| Henry | Olson | Man in the grave. |
| Heidi | Muller | Woman who died on Christmas Day. |
| Frank | Pearson | Lucille's ex-boyfriend. |
| Dr. | Fink | Lucille's doctor. |
| Sue | Benson | Man who died of leukemia. Lucille's former husband. |
| Franny | Miller | Lucille's 90-year-old friend. |
| Denny | | Lucille's neighbor. |
| Cherise | Baumgartner | Woman in the grave. Librarian. |
| Opal | Erickson | Man in the grave. |
| Cal | Bierman | Man in the grave. Fisherman. |
| Mr. | Snoot | Lucille's co-teacher. |
| Marge | | Lucille's best friend. |
| Sandy |
Pearson | Frank's daughter. |
| Scott | Bredeman | Maddy's classmate. |
| Carla | Casella | Maddy's nerdy classmate. |
| Fred | Caufman | Maddy's classmate who always brings a briefcase to school. |
| Anna Marie | Dorset | Woman in the grave. Librarian. |
| Ben | Stoltz | Lucille's church friend. |
| Robert | Emmet Kelly | Man in the grave. |
| Dr. | Greenbaum | Arthur's doctor. |
| Miss | Kim | Arthur's neighbor. |
| Steven | Harris | Maddy's father. |
| Emma | Jean | Lucille's favorite doll. |
| Trudy | | 40-year-old woman. Lucille's new friend. |
| Charlotte | | Lucille's friend. |
| Rhonda | House | Realtor Agent. |
| Tom | Guthrie | Arthur and Nola's great friend. Joanie's husband. |
| Joanie | Guthrie | Arthur and Nola's great friend. Tom's wife. |
| Bobby | Guthrie | Arthur and Nola's first born. |
| Clyde | Guthrie | Arthur and Nola's second child. |
| Patricia | Corrine | Nola's sister. |
| Benjamin | Spencer | Man in the grave. |
| Susan | James | Woman in the grave. Died while on vacation. |
| Henry | Wilcox | Man in the grave. Lived for 101 years. |
| Dr. | Hunter | Maddy's OBGYNE. |
| Eddie | | Arthur's mailman. |
| Rosalind | Mathers | Woman in the grave. Nurse. |
| Timothy | Stanley | Athlete. aka: Doc. |
| Tony | Sanders | A man Arthur included in his will. |
| Trudy | Billings | Woman in the grave. Predicts her own death. |
| Patricia | Dooley | Woman in the grave. OB nurse. |