Obituary of Curtis F. Myhand

Mr. Curtis F. Myhand, age 91, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 at his home. Mr. Myhand was born December 6, 1923 in the Oak Grove Community of Troup County, GA, son of the late William Otis and Ora Lee Hardy Myhand. A life-long resident of Troup County, Mr. Myhand graduated from Chipley High School. He was a United States Navy Veteran of World War II, where he served with the U.S. Navy Combat Aircraft Service Units in Florida and in the South Pacific. Mr. Myhand graduated from Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his employment with Hunter-Owen Funeral Home in LaGrange in 1948 and received his Georgia Embalmer and Funeral Directors licenses in 1950. Mr. Myhand became a partner in Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home in 1953, serving as Secretary-Treasurer until he attained full ownership in 1983 becoming the Owner and President until his retirement in 1998. He was a charter member of the Georgia Academy of Graduate Embalmers, and a member Emeritus of the National Funeral Directors Association and Georgia Funeral Directors Association, and a former member for over 40 years of the LaGrange Kiwanis Club. Mr. Myhand was a member and Deacon of the First Baptist Church on the Square in LaGrange. He served as the Chairman of the Deacons in 1983 (the same year that Dr. Paul R. Baxter was called as Pastor). He served on various church committees through the years, and was a member of the Pilot Sunday School Class, Prayer Group, Merrymakers, and Meals on Wheels. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Camilla C. Myhand of LaGrange; two daughters and sons-in-law, Ellen M. and Lyle McGahee of Augusta, and Claire M. and Ed Batchelor of LaGrange; five grandchildren, Timothy C. McGahee of Augusta, Sgt. Patrick L. McGahee and wife, Carmen B. McGahee, of Fort Bragg, NC, Sarah Ellen McGahee of Augusta, Haley B. Maycock and husband, Daniel Maycock of Travelers Rest, SC, and John Reed Batchelor of LaGrange; one great-grandson, Preston McGahee of Fort Bragg, NC; one brother and sister-in-law, Glenn and Pat Myhand of Columbus; several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, Mr. Myhand was preceded in death by his brother, Raymond Myhand. The body of Mr. Myhand will lie in state at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 until 6:00. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 Thursday at First Baptist Church on the Square with Rev. Cade Farris, Dr. Paul R. Baxter, and Rev. Paul Blair officiating. Interment will follow in the Shadowlawn Cemetery. The family will be at their home at 407 College Avenue, and will receive friends at the First Baptist Church on the Square before the service Thursday from 1:00 until 3:00. The family respectfully requests that flowers be omitted, and those desiring make contributions in memory of Mr. Curtis F. Myhand to First Baptist Church on the Square, 207 West Haralson St., LaGrange GA 30240, or to the organization of your choice. Services are being arranged and directed by Breedlove Memorial Chapel, Barnesville, GA. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.breedlovememorialchapel.com Service Information