Bennie Jack Dreadfulwater

Bennie Jack Dreadfulwater began his life on June 13, 1986 in Tahlequah, OK, the son of Robert Dale Dreadfulwater and Vickie Crawford. After high school, he continued on to college and earned his bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety. He then went on to work for WW Hastings hospital as Hospital Property Management Specialist.

Bennie is a loveable guy with a big heart and a quiet, sensitive personality always trying to portray himself as a tough guy. Everyone knows he is really just a big old teddy bear, especially after his daughter Saylor came along and really softened him up. Bennie worked hard to provide for his kids and teach them the important lessons in life, the main one being integrity. He would always say, “If you don’t have integrity, you have nothing.” If you were to ask Bennie, life’s most important education came from the woods. That’s where he liked to spend most of his time trapping or hunting anything that he could find. Ducks, turkeys, deer, hogs, fishing for crappie, bass, catfish just to name a few animals that could provide for a good meal and a good day. As long as it was an outdoor activity, Bennie was more than happy to join in. Even hunting for arrowheads to wind down would lead him to those majestic woods. He was always the kind of friend you would want to have. Bennie treated and loved all of his friend’s like family. He enjoyed life to the fullest, never failing to find time to do the things that made life fun, whether it be spending time with his favorite fur baby, the late Rainey Woods, or shooting bows and guns, and teaching his son Logan to hunt. Bennie lived life to the fullest and made sure it was one his kids and wife Lindsey would be proud of. Bennies health began to fail him and on May 11, 2024 in Tahlequah, OK surrounded by his loving family, he found his rest from the battle. He will be greatly missed by all that were lucky enough to have called him a friend.

Those that finished this life before him include his grandparents Jack and Pansy Crawford, and Benny and Phyllis Dreadfulwater, as well as, three uncles; Jerry Crawford, Andy Dreadfulwater, and Darrell Dreadfulwater.

Left to carry on his memory include his son Logan Dreadfulwater and daughter Saylor Dreadfulwater both of Tahlequah, OK, his dad Robert Dale and wife Cynthia “Ma” Dreadfulwater of Tahlequah, OK, his momma Vickie Crawford of Tahlequah, OK, one brother Rusty Thomas and wife Tasheena of Tahlequah, OK and one nephew Gavin Thomas of Tahlequah, OK.

Funeral services for Bennie will be 10:00 am, Friday, May 17, 2024 at Cedar Tree Tabernacle in Briggs, OK. Burial will follow at Cedar Tree Cemetery in Briggs, OK.

Pallbearers will be Justin Kay, Chris Hinds, Jesse Keys, Lynn Trammel, Uriah Chastain, Nick Summers, Kyle Terrell, Rusty Thomas, and Justin Gaylor. Honorary pallbearers will be Crosby Cooper, Connor Crittenden, Jason Summers, and Dylan Ford.

Visitation will occur on Thursday, May 16, 2024 from 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm at Reed-Culver Funeral Home in Tahlequah, OK.