THE BEAN TREES Characters - Alphabetical
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FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION Jonas Wilford Armstead Notary Public Medgar Biddle Missy's boyfriend for 3 weeks Henry Biddle Lives down the road from Missy Bobby Bingo Vegetable man sells out of truck Miss Brindo Mr. Wrenn's secretary Mrs. Cleary Armistead's secretary Harland Elleston El Jay's Paint & Body, Alice Greer's Fiancee Doc Finchler County Hospital Foster Greer Missy's biographical father Taylor Greer Missy's new name Alice Jean Stamper Greer Taylor's mother Newt Hardbine Acquaintance of Missy Mrs. Hoge Works at Broken Arrow Motel Ernest Jakes Harland's business partner Cameron John Lou Ann's new boyfriend Ivy Logan Lou Ann's mother Grandmother Logan Lou Ann's grandmother Nurse MacCullers County hospital Sal Monelli Lou Ann's fear of salmonella Grandfather Ormsby Gave Lou Ann a jackknife Virgie Mae Valentine Parsons Edna's roommate, older neighbor Dr. Pelinowsky Lou Ann's doctor Sparky Pike Gas meter man, Missy dated Edna Poppy Lou Ann's older neighbor Mannie Quiroz Friend of Angel Ramona Quiroz Mannie's wife Scotty Richey Taylor's old schoolmate Mae Richey Taylor's Mom's client Eddie Rickett In charge of the hospital lab Lou Ann Ruiz From Kentucky lives in Arizona Dwayne Ray Ruiz Lou Ann's baby son Jolene Shanks Married to Newt Hardbine Lee  Sing Works at the grocery store Jerry Speller Burger Derby Manager Reverand and Mrs. Stone Left with Estavan and Esmeralda Norman Strick Got fire dept. for Mr. Hardbine Eddie Tubbs Lou Ann's old boyfriend Bob Two Two Fixed Taylor's car Hughes Walter Science Teacher Lynda Walter Head Nurse, Pittman County Hosp. Earl Wickentot Could dissect an earthworm Minerva Wickentot Society Lady Father William Priest with sanctuary Mr. Wrenn Real Estate next door to Armistead Missy (Marietta)   Narrator Earl   Bartender at Oklahoma bar Angel   Lou Ann's absent husband Dusty   Angel's rodeo name Irene   Mrs. Hoge's daughter in law Turtle   Name Taylor called baby Mattie   Works at Jesus Is Lord Used Tires Samuel   Mattie's husband Roger   Customer of a tire shop Cheryl   Prostitute in Tucson Sandi   Works in Burger Derby Seattle   Sandi's little boy Aimee   Sandi's older sister Fay   Visited roommate with toe rings La-Isha   Fay's roommate Timothy   Roommate, beachcomber type Pachuco   Lou Ann's split personality cat Snowboots   Pachuco's other name Esperanza   Mattie's friend, Estevan's wife Estevan   Mattie's friend, Esperanza's husband Steven   Estevan - fake name Hope   Esperanza - fake name She Wolf Who Hunts   Lou Ann's brother's wife Terry   Red Haired man with Dr. Bag Jill   Nurse in Dr. Pelinowsky's office Ismene   Daughter of Esperanza Cynthia   Strawberry blond, social worker Jewel   Secretary at social workers office Boyd   Irene's husband