Portia, Willie, Buddy, and Hamilton’s grandfather on their mother’s side. Grandpapa is a kind, forgiving, and deeply religious man who lives on a farm outside town. He eventually invites Doctor Copeland to come live with him on his farm so that Copeland can recuperate from tuberculosis of the lungs—even in spite of Copeland’s tumultuous history with his deceased wife (Grandpapa’s daughter), Daisy.