Mr. Gilford runs a small family farm at the edge of the small town of Melania, Oregon. He's a rural man who was born here and plans to spend his last days at the family farm, tending the crops and such. He's a kind man but not to be trifled with.

We meet him as our main characters are trespassing on his property. He does not like this at all, and we like to see this in his voice, warning them to get off his property.