James "Steve" Curneal, 69, of Slaughters, KY passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021 at Baptist Health Madisonville.

He was born on October 31, 1951 in Madisonville to the late Lillian Curneal and James Lester Curneal. Steve was employed at Accuride as a die setter. He was of the Baptist faith and was a United States Army Veteran serving during Vietnam. Steve enjoyed working with his tools and loved spending time with his grandchildren.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Tony Curneal; and his sisters, Renay Ramsey and Rhuda Stewart.

Survivors include his wife of fifty-one years, Donna Curneal; son, Scott (Leslie) Curneal of Madisonville and Jason (Amy) Curneal of Henderson, KY; sisters, Lisa Lowe of Madisonville, Rhonda Denis of Las Vegas, NV, and Sue Jechenthal of Schererville, IN; grandsons, Tyler Curneal, Caleb Curneal and Nate Curneal; granddaughter, Ella Curneal; his dog, Sam; and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 31, 2021 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Jason Curneal officiating. Military honors will be conducted at the funeral home by the Hopkins County Honor Guard. Burial to follow at Olive Branch Cemetery in Hanson, KY.

The visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made in James's memory to St. Jude's Children Hospital. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home or you can click the link to donate https://www.stjude.org/donate/