| | 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. |