"Treated like a little princess in a Southern fairy tale, dressed in gingham and lace, protected from riff-raff and dissension, the small boned, delicate looking girl with blonde curly hair was her family’s delight.  Four brothers adored her, and her father, known as Big Daddy Tipton, doted on her every word.  Serenity shone from her big blue eyes, happy giggles announced her presence and a new upright piano shone like the evening star in her mother’s parlor."