Gladys O'Daniel RAPID CITY - Gladys O'Daniel, 106, Rapid City, died at a Rapid City nursing home Friday, March 7, 2008. She was born July 14, 1901, at Indian Creek, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Lee & Alma (Carlson) Utterback. She attended school through the eighth grade. Gladys helped her parents on the farm and helped with her younger siblings. She married James Orval O'Daniel on Sept. 1, 1920. They had two children while living in Missouri, Delbert and Elizabeth. The family moved to South Dakota where three more children were born, Robert, Marlene and Marianne. In 1942 they left the farm and moved to Rapid City for health reasons. She worked in several restaurants as a cook and waitress. She loved people and was revered by her employers for her hard work and caring personality. Gladys and her husband Orval had their own cafe by the State Theatre for two years. She loved to dance and she and her friends never missed a Saturday night on the dance floor. Gladys loved her children and there was always room for her children's friends as well. She was "Mom" to a lot of other children besides her own. Her grandchildren were her pride and joy and she would brag to anyone who would listen. Survivors include her three children, Robert O'Daniel and his wife Delores, Rapid City, Marlene K. Taylor, Rapid City and Marianne Robinson, Portland, Oregon, sixteen grandchildren, Jamie, Kelly and Timothy O'Daniel, Theresa (Ken), Michael (Melissa), and Joseph (Candence) Taylor, Jim, Danny, Linda, Margo and Barbara O'Daniel, LaQuita, Shane, Shannon, Renae Corbett and Jayson Robinson. She is also survived by nephews, Perle O'Daniel and John O'Daniel, Richard Ray and Arthur Utterback, Larry Marlin and Jerry O'Daniel, nieces, Sharron Holly and Carol (O'Daniel) Zuber sister-in-law, Corine Utterback, Louisana, Missouri, 23 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren, There are also many great nephews and nieces and friends who will miss her. The last living member of the Saturday night dance club, Tom Kirby, is also surviving. May mother have found all the others waiting for her. The dance floor in heaven will be rocking. Visitation will be from 4 PM until 6 PM today at the Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, 2700 Jackson Blvd., Rapid City. Services will be at 1:30 PM Wednesday at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church with Rev. David Matzko, SJ, officiating. Gladys will be laid to rest next to her late husband, at the Black Hills National Cemetery. A luncheon will he served at the church at 11:30 AM Thursday, prior to the services. Friends may sign the online guest register and offer condolences at www.osheimschmidt.com.