Mary Steinbeck Flood

Mary Catherine Rife Steinbeck Flood, 101, of Gallipolis, Ohio was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 10, 2022 at Arbors at Gallipolis. Mary was born on August 13, 1920 to the late Raymond Herbert and Virginia “Vergie” Shively Rife. She was preceded in death by two husbands, John Christian Steinbeck in 1969 and second husband Theodore B. Flood in May 2014. Mary was the oldest member of First Church of the Nazarene in Gallipolis. She was a homemaker and was previously employed by Gallipolis Developmental Center, Shake Shoppe, Pizzeria, Fort Pitt Shoe Store, Mitchell Office Supply, and Haskins Tanner Clothing Store. Mary and Theodore Flood were also owners of Twin Oaks Christmas Farm of Vinton, Ohio. She is survived by her children, Richard (JoAnn) Steinbeck of Flat Rock, North Carolina, Robert “Bobby” Steinbeck of Gallipolis, James (Barbara) Steinbeck of Worthington, Ohio, and Karen (Greg) Hill of Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia; daughter-in-law, Teresa Steinbeck of Gallipolis; stepchildren, Theodore (Carolyn) Flood of Athens, Ohio, Patricia (Gene) Woolum of Jackson, Ohio, Kay Gardner of Jackson, Ohio, and Terri (Joe) Potts of Oak Hill, Ohio; eleven grandchildren, Beth Ann Williams, Brad Allen Steinbeck, John Robert Myers, Michael Steinbeck, Jennifer Steinbeck, Jim Steinbeck, Todd Hill, Sarah Hill, Brittany Beman, Breanna Lambert, and Brett Steinbeck; fifteen great grandchildren; nineteen step grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husbands and her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Calvin, Francis, Merch, Herbert, and Roger Rife; her sisters, Goldie Marie Rife, Juanita Faye Spencer, Sara Summers, Hazel Mae Rife, and Beatrice Eileen Elliot; son, Ralph Steinbeck; stepdaughters, Mary Ann Pauley and Rita McKibben; and step granddaughter, Bethany (Woolum) Caudill. The funeral service for Mary will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Gene Harmon officiating. Interment service will follow at Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call prior to the funeral from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.