Obituaries by Monday, Feb. 3, 2003

By Staff
Mary Kathryn Daniels
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA Services for Mary Kathryn Daniels were to be held today at 10 a.m. at Salem Baptist Church in Neshoba County with the Revs. Duaine Morgan and Henry Cupstid officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Daniels, 68, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at The Specialty Hospital of Meridian.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest Daniels of Philadelphia; two sons, Ernest Lee Daniels of Meridian and Billy Raymond Daniels of Philadelphia; three grandchildren; and a sister, Loretta Burks of Philadelphia.
Percy Edwin Compton
Graveside services for Edwin Compton will be held today at 1 p.m. at Semmes Cemetery with the Rev. Danny Chisolm officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Compton, 66, of Biloxi, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, in Biloxi.
Survivors include his aunt, Nollie S. Glascock of Jonesboro, Ga.; and two uncles, James C. Smith of Mineral Wells, Texas, and Charles P. Smith of Meridian.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Georgia Smith Compton and Percy Compton.
Earl B. Reed
Retired electrician
Services for Earl B. Reed will be held today at 1 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Dr. Malcolm Lewis, Dr. Danny Lanier and Larry Browning officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Reed, 59, of Meridian, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired electrician at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center, where he worked for 27 1/2 years.
Mr. Reed was a member of Northcrest Baptist Church, a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served three tours in Vietnam. He belonged to the Loyal Order of the Moose and Legionnaires. He was a lifetime member of the V.F.W.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Reed, a son, James Earl Reed, and his mother, Willie B. Reed, all of Meridian; two brothers, Quinton Reed and his wife, Norma, of Erath, La., and Johnny Reed and his wife, Mimi of Meridian; two sisters, Lou Johnson and her husband, W.P. of Louisville, and Barbara Gamble and her husband, Jack, of Meridian; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Curtis Reed.
The family requests memorials be made to the Northcrest Baptist Church Building Fund.