Meet Our Staff

Mike Garland

Co-owner, Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer and Insurance Agent

• Wife: Michelle
• Daughters, Peyton & Keylee
• 1987 Graduate of Calloway County High School
• Attended Murray State University
• 1996 Graduate of Mid-America College of Funeral Service
• Mike is a lifelong resident of Calloway County growing up in the Lynn Grove community. Mike started working at the J.H. in January of 1989 and became a co-owner in May of 2012.

Jeremy Grogan

Co-owner and Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer

• Wife: Bridgette
• Daughters: Taylor & Emerson
• Son: Evan
• 1993 Graduate of Calloway County High School
• Attended Murray State University
• 1998 Salutatorian Graduate of Mid-America College of Funeral Service
• Jeremy is a lifelong resident of Calloway County growing up in the Shiloh community. Jeremy started working at the J.H. in May of 1995 and became a co-owner in May of 2012.

Tim Palmer

Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer

• Wife: Cassidy
• Daughter: Riley
• Son: Fred
• 1997 Graduate of Calloway County High School
• 2003 Graduate of Murray State University
• 2005 Graduate of John A Gupton College
• Tim is a lifelong resident of Calloway County growing up in the Kirksey community
• Tim started working at J.H. in November of 2003.

Adam Nance

Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer

• Wife: Terri
• 2000 Graduate of Calloway County High School
• Attended Murray State University
• 2005 Graduate of John A Gupton College
• Adam is a lifelong resident of Calloway County growing up in the Faxon community
• Adam started working at J.H. in August of 2010

Brian Aldridge

Licensed Funeral Director

• Wife: Britany
• Daughter: Addie
• Son: Adam
• Son: Bentley
• Daughter: Brooklyn
• 2003 Graduate of Murray High School
• Brian is a lifelong resident of Calloway County growing up in the Elm Grove Community
• Brian started working at the funeral home in January of 2012

Alex Creel

Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer

• Wife: Jenna
• Daughter: Collins
• 2013 Graduate of Calloway County High School
• 2017 Graduate of Murray State University
• 2020 Graduate John A. Gupton College
• Alex is a Knoxville, Tennessee native he; his family moved to Calloway County in April of 2009
• Alex started working at the funeral home in April of 2013

In Memory of Max Rogers 12/29/19

Assistant from 2007-to-2019

Steve Sexton

Assistant

• Wife: Tina
• Daughters, Kim & Lora
• Son: Todd
• Grandchildren:3
• 1964 Graduate of Murray High School
• 1969 Graduate of Murray State University
• Steve is a lifelong Calloway County Resident growing up in Murray
• Steve started working at J.H. in September 2008

Kyle Overbey

Assistant

• 2006 Graduate of Calloway County High School
• 2010 Graduate of Murray State University
• Kyle grew up in the Elm Grove / Faxon community
• Kyle started working at J.H. in August of 2017

Brian McCuiston

Assistant

• Wife: Katie
• Son: Bryson
• 2004 Graduate of Calloway County High School
• 2009 Graduate of Murray State University
• Brian is a lifelong resident of Calloway County growing up in the Elm Grove community
• Brian started working at J.H. in May of 2017

Darryel Lee

Assistant

• Husband: J.T.
• Daughter: Jessica
• 1971 graduate of Murray High School
• Attended Murray State University with a major in Business Education
• Darryel is a native of Murray, Kentucky and retired from Peoples Bank/BB&T in April of 2018 after 37 years
• Darryel started working at J.H. Churchill in April of 2019

Jeff Gentry

Assistant

• Wife: Sherida
• Son: Clint
• Daughter-In-Law: Elizabeth
• 1985 Graduate Dawson Springs High School
• 1998 Graduate Department of Criminal Justice Police Academy
• 2014 Graduate Criminal Justice Executive Development Program
• Jeff is a life long resident of Calloway County, growing up on the East side
• Jeff started working at J.H. July of 2019