RUSSELL — Irene C. Reed, age 95 years, of Russell, Kan., passed away on Tuesday evening, May 22, 2018, at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend, Kan., after a brief illness. Irene was born on Jan. 12, 1923, at Lamont, Kan., to Loman and Alpha (McCuddy) Cassel. She graduated from Lamont High School in 1942 and was united in marriage to Jesse J. Reed on Feb. 14, 1942, at Chase, Kan.