Steven Phillip Daniel

A celebration of life for Mr. Steven Daniel will be held at 7:00PM, on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Chunky, MS with Bro. Tim Mowdy officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

Mr. Steven Daniel, age 60, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at Anderson's Regional Center.

Steven is survived by his wife, Shannon Daniel; children, Cecilia Malvaez (Alex), Melisa McDonald (Ross), Krystle Walker (Jake), Brittany Embrey (James), Cheyenne Brown, Dakota Brown, Dwight Allan Vermette, Amanda Thorne (Andrew), Candance Kent (Sean), and Katherine Scrader, and their 14 children; 15 grandchildren; mother, Nadine Craft; stepdad, J.R. Craft; brother, Mark Daniel, and stepsiblings, John Craft (Kim) and Patty Batsel (Scott).

Steven Daniel is preceded in death by his father, Charles Daniel, and brother, Clifford Daniel, and maternal and paternal grandparents.

Visitation will be held from 5:00PM until 7:00PM prior to services on Thursday at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.

Family requests that guests dress in casual outfits, "Hawaiian Dad" shirts, or any St. Louis Cardinal attire.

To Steven:

“Steven is the love of my life, my ride or die, my world, my everything. I love that man more than life itself. He and I had a love for each other that no one else had. We loved reading our daily devotionals with a cup of coffee. Steven was a very Godly man. He never met a stranger and would go out of his way for anybody. He loved his kids and grandkids beyond measure. Steven loved for us to go to the beach. He loves the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball, and hot rods, especially Camaro’s. He loved 80’s rock music and was all about music trivia.” -Shannon (Aka Babies)

“How do I even put into words a description of one of the greatest human beings in the planet? My dad was the kindest and most loving father and papa on the planet. The thing I loved the most about my dad was how much my children adored him. He was always patient with them and met them on their level. He paid extra attention to everything they said to him and showed him. My kids always wanted to see their papa and were always waiting to see him and fill him in on anything he had missed. He always made a point to drop everything he had to help with the kids or anything he could. He always said, “it’s because we are family and that’s what family does.” My dad was incredibly thoughtful. I remember him telling me he loved wrapping our presents perfectly under the tree just so everything would look perfect for us on Christmas morning. He paid special attention to every detail of everything. He cared so deeply. My dad would give the shirt off his back to anyone and not think twice about it. My dad was a wonderful example of a Christian man. I’m grateful my children had him in their lives even if they are still young and it was only a short while. I can’t remember many times seeing my dad sad or upset, he always had a smile on his face that brightened up the room. I loved him so much. We all loved him so much. I have peace in knowing how wonderful he was and the impact he had on many. I know one day we will be reunited again.” -Cecilia

“My father was the smartest man I knew. Whether it be building a computer, fixing a car, or remodeling a house, he knew exactly what to do. My favorite memories were of the science fair projects we made together. He was always there with all the answers. I will forever miss the debates we had while he cooked, and his warm hugs.”  -Melisa

“He never saw us as anything less than his daughters. We were never “step” or “Shannon’s daughter’s”. We were his. He was always there when I needed him. He would make sure we were good, especially while Jake was deployed or gone for weeks at a time with the Army. He was the male figure my boys needed while their daddy was away. He was an amazing bonus dad and Papa. He loved the Cardinals and music, but he loved his family so much more.” -Krystle

“There are many things that could be said about the man I came to call my Papa. Any kindhearted word could be used to describe him. He was amazing, kind, caring, funny, smart, carefree, the list goes on and on. There was nothing thrown at him that he couldn’t conquer. He was always the adult I ran to when I needed an adultier adult. If I ever needed help, I knew I could always count on him. He was always down to be my taste tester when I cook or baked something new. And even though he told me it was the worst ever (with a smile and a laugh) he always demanded more and asked when I was making it again. He never denied me or my girls as his. He always treated us as his own flesh and blood. I will forever be grateful to have called him my Papa. There will never be a man as great as him.”
-Brittany (AKA Nurse Ratched)

“Steven was such a fun, silly, and supportive soul. All throughout my school years, he was always very supportive of my band performances, whether it be football games or competitions. He stuck with me through that until my community college days, and I will forever be grateful for him because of it. He was always a shoulder to lean on for everyone, and ear for support and advice if ever need be. Knowing he was only a phone call away for anything if I ever needed it was always a comfort that I kept stored away, and I’ll forever miss him.” -Cheyenne

“If you knew him, you loved him. He always lit up the room with his crazy dad jokes, his old man music, or just giving you a hard time. He may have always been giving you a hard time, but he was there when you needed him the most. Whether that was helping you move from house to house or changing your oil at the last minute when it's your fault. He would manage to turn a conversation into a life lesson that you didn't know you needed, but he knew you needed. He would be there for the breakups and the hard times at work or just life in general and never failed. He will surely be missed.” -Dakota

“He was always being silly and goofing around with us grandkids. He even made us believe his car was a Transformer one time! I’ll always cherish the fun, silly memories I have with him. I love you, Papa!” -Jackson

“He was the best papa ever and I will never forget the things he did and the way he loved everybody. He makes the best quesadillas.” – Kyler (Aka Tater Chip)

“He was the best papa ever. He makes the best tortillas, makes me laugh. He liked my baseball and football cards. I love spending time with him when he babysat us.” -Messi

“Things I loved about Papa:
Papa made good tortillas, and he was cool and funny. He gave good gifts and in those gifts were my favorite chips. He was nice and awesome. He made funny jokes, and he had cool stuff.” -Penelope

“He made the best bread! He was funny and always made me laugh. He was the best Papa.” - Shelby

“He helped me look for rainbows and Choo Choo trains. He took me to the car wash. I love him.” - Ella