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

Ricky Garland

Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer, and current Calloway County Coroner

  • Wife: Sunni

  • Sons: Dillon and Tyler

  • Granddaughter: Katie Mae

  • 1989 graduate of Murray High School

  • 1995 graduate of John A. Gupton College

  • Ricky is a lifelong Calloway County resident growing up in Murray

  • Ricky started working at J.H. in May of 2025

Kayle Raines

Assistant

  • 2017 Graduate of HenryCounty High School

  • 2021 Graduate of Murray State University

  • Kayle is a Henry County, TN resident and grew up in the Paris, TN community, but has deep roots in the New Concord, KY area

  • Kayle started working at the funeral home in January 2024 as a funeral assistant

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

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

Cindy Yarbrough

Assistant

  • Husband: Terry

  • Daughters: Leslie & Tera

  • Grandchildren: Grandson, Travis

  • 75 Graduate of Crittenden County High School

    1977 Graduate of Draughon's Junior College

    Cindy has lived in Murray since 1978 and retired from Murray Calloway

    County Hospital after 40 years in the medical field

    Cindy started working at J.H. in October of 2024