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Kevin Lynn Wheat was born December 1, 2026, in Dallas, Texas. He drove eighteen wheelers with his first wife, did custom interiors on airplanes, and later in life was a jailer at the Polk County Sheriff’s Department. He is proceeded in death by his mother Bennie Maxine Newcomb, father Wilburn Dale Newcomb, wife Arvilla Jane Wheat, wife Norma Lee Wheat, sister Cynthia Francine Hitzeman, and brother David Allen Newcomb. He is survived by his brother Franklin Newcomb, sister Michelle and husband Ron Lyon, sister Donna and husband Tracy Durr, as well as many nieces and nephews. Though he never had children of his own, he loved playing Santa for the kids at Christmas.