. >> it was a bewildering and tragic day. there was so much sudden loss to endure, she paid no minds to her father's and grandfather's wills, but it turns out she had been left the entire homestead, all 240 acres of it to be held in trust until she turned 18. not long after bambi inherited the farm, her stepfather charlie moved the family on to the property, her property. most everybody called him "big charlie." bambi called him daddy. >> daddy loved hunting and fishing. he always had fish fries and oyster roasts. there were always people down at the barn. >> you call your stepfather daddy. you easily do that, huh? >> mmm-hmm. i've always called him daddy. >> big charlie was a deacon at church and he started a small business selling and installing glass, converting the old tobacco barn into his shop. bambi's mom diane worked as a secretary in the public schools.