ROBERT M. HOWELL SR., 57, of Wichita, retired Air Force and civilian personnel officer, died Wednesday, June 14, 1989. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, McConnell Air Force Base chapel.

Survivors: wife, Freidolina B.; sons, James R., Robert M. Jr., Michael K., all of Wichita, Peter J. of Phoenix; brother, Lee of Fort Worth; sister, Jackie Smith of Victoria, Texas; three grandchildren. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.