Carmen Reed

Carmen Alice Reed, 81, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013, at Sharon Lanes Healthcare and Rehab Center.

Carmen was born June 8, 1931, in Evansville, Indiana, to Charles and Ruth Ellean (Rich) Shrode. She married Jack Wayne Smart March 4, 1949, and had two sons, Kenneth Wayne & Scott Allen. She worked as a keypunch operator at Western Auto for many years.

She lived in Shawnee, Kansas, since 1965 and had many friends, including the Jerry Jones family. Carmen never met a person she didn't like.

Survivors include her two sons, sister, Joan Parks, Ft. Myers, Florida; step-sister, Ramona Ireland, Evansville, Indiana; and brother, Charles Shrode.