WICHITA — Wilma Jean (Howarth) Tate, 98, passed away June 16, 2026, at her home in Wichita, Kan. She was born on Dec. 7, 1927, in Newkirk, Okla., to Arthur and Opal (Hentrich) Howarth. On Nov. 29, 1944, she married Alfred Clements Tate in Arkansas City, Kan. He passed on Dec. 21, 2004.