Gladys Gilford

Mrs. Gilford is the housekeeper in Molly McIntire's stories. She is introduced in Meet Molly and appears in every core story except for Molly Saves the Day.

Mrs. Gilford's duties are to cook for the family, keep the house clean, and watch the children after school until Mrs. McIntire gets home from her job at the Red Cross.

Her personal story and characterization are greatly expanded in the second Molly mystery The Light in the Cellar, which takes place in May of 1944 while Emily Bennett still lives with the family.