Kandy C. Kelley, Coroner
Pickens County Coroner's Office
186 Prison Camp Road
Pickens, SC 29671
Telephone: (864) 898-5561
Fax: (864) 898-5655
Digital Pager: (864) 390-7717
MISSION
The mission of the Pickens County Coroner's Office is to professionally investigate deaths occurring in Pickens County with integrity, respect, courtesy, fairness, and consideration in a timely manner on behalf of the decedent and their families. It further includes maintaining open lines of communication with area medical personnel, funeral homes, local law enforcement and the court.
OUR STAFF
Coroner Kandy C. Kelley
Kandy was born in Hanover, New Hampshire. She and her family made their home in Vermont until Kandy was fifteen. At
that time she, her mother, brother, and step-father relocated to Easley. After graduation from Easley Senior High, she
married J. B. Kelley of Walhalla who is currently a Lieutenant in the Criminal Investigations Division of the Pickens County
Sheriff's Office. Kandy and Jan have been married thrity-one years. They have two daughters, Kasey Liner and Kristy Smith.
Kandy received her degree as a Surgical Technologist from Greenville Technical College in 1996 where she was on the Dean's List
and voted the best all-round student in her class. Kandy has been employed in the surgical field at Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital
and Cannon Memorial Hospital. She is certified as a Medical Assistant and has also worked as a Medical Assistant in the fields of Oral
Surgery, ENT, Urology, and Internal Medicine.
Kandy received advanced training when she attended "Medicolegal Training for Death Investigators" at the University of Saint Louis in
October 2000 and has received additional training in Forensic Entomology. Kandy joined the Pickens County Coroner's Office on January
3, 2001. Kandy joined the Pickens County Coroner's office on January 3, 2001 as Chief Deputy Coroner.
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