Michael "Mike" Gene Caviness

Funeral services for Michael Gene Caviness will be held on Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Reed-Culver Chapel with Reverend Paul Starkey and Reverend Paul Petree officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday, February 27th, 2017 from noon until 6:00 PM at Reed-Culver Chapel. Interment will be at Caney Cemetery. Online condolences for his family may be left at www.reedculver.com.

Pallbearers for Michael include Rob Hensley, Billy Gibson, Leon Neugin, John R. Sellers, Kevin Hendrix, and Ray Hendrix. Honorary pallbearers include Matthew Caviness, Jayce Caviness, Jacob Caviness, Maddie Caviness, and Markwayne Mullin.

Michael Gene Caviness was born on October 26th, 1955 in Bartlesville, OK, the son of JD Caviness and Verna Duffield Caviness. He was one of five sons born to the Caviness family, including Larry, Randy, Ricky, and Stevie. He attended school, but wanted to get a start on life. So he went to work as a painter for Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville. He soon began working in construction and this became his life work. He was a family man, through and through. He was the very proud papa of Michael, Matthew, Jayce, Jacob, and Maddison. Michael was the fun one in the bunch, always ready to enjoy the day doing some hunting and fishing. He was a talented cook and made some of the best deer jerky you ever ate. Michael was a breeder of gaming chickens, raising and breeding a better bird. He was a Christian by faith, and served his Lord and Savior at the Briggs Holiness and Shirley Springs Holiness churches. It was important to Michael that he lead by example, and taught his children about serving the Lord in this manner. When there was time, he was his children and grand children’s biggest fan at every kick boxing and wrestling event he could attend. He had the kind of smile that made you feel right at home, and he had a fantastic sense of humor. Michael was the friend and neighbor that was always there to help you when you needed him. The Lord called this good and faithful servant home from his labors on February 22nd, 2017 in Tahlequah, OK. He was 61 years old. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents and his father, JD Caviness.

Those left to cherish his memory include his loving mother, Verna Caviness of Tahlequah,OK. He also leaves his adored children, Michael Shane Caviness of Neosho, MO, Matthew Caviness and wife Kelli of Dewey, OK, Jayce Caviness, Jacob Caviness, and Maddison Caviness all of the home in Tahlequah. His brothers include Larry Caviness and companion Vicki Ross, Randy Caviness, Ricky Caviness and wife Joann, and Stevie Caviness and wife Kim all of Tahlequah, OK. Michael lives on in his four grandchildren, Trevor, Trinity, Mattie and Kaiden Caviness all of Tahlequah, OK, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends and loved ones.

The family would love to acknowledge the special friends in their lives that meant so much to Michael and stood by him through it all, Nancy Willis, Bill Lyman, Markwayne and Christy Mullin, Billy Gibson, Jamie Dibble, and Kevin and Nancy Hendrix. Your love and compassion is something the family will never forget, and hope you know how much you are loved and appreciated.