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Coroner
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
Kandy C. Kelley, Coroner
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. 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 as Chief Deputy Coroner.
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Heather Harrison, Deputy Coroner
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Jennifer Bakeman, Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Bakeman, Administrative Assistant
History
Pickens County Coroners List
| William D. Sloan | 02/08/1830 |
| John Burdine | 02/06/1833 |
| Nathan Boon | 07/27/1839 |
| William J. Gantt | 07/08/1848 |
| Isaac Michliffe | 02/14/1865 |
| William J. Gantt | 02/12/1867 |
| John W. Major | 06/10/1869 |
| Warren Boyd | 02/10/1873 |
| B. B. Earle | 02/13/1877 |
| Thomas Parkins | 02/11/1879 |
| Thomas K. Kirsey | 02/08/1881 |
| James A. Lesley | 02/10/1885 |
| Patrick H. Boggs | 08/04/1888 |
| William S. Parsons | 02/14/1893 |
| W. D. Jones | 02/09/1897 |
| Benjamin F Parsons | 02/12/1901 |
| D. A. Parrott | 02/14/1905 |
| Patrick H. Boggs | 01/05/1909 |
| Millard F. Hester | 06/11/1910 |
| Joseph E. Medlin | 01/03/1911 |
| Oscar C. Durham | 01/07/1919 |
| William T. Beasley | 01/04/1921 |
| Oscar C. Durham | 01/06/1925 |
| William T. Beasley | 01/01/1929 |
| D. H. Rampey | 01/05/1937 |
| Earl R. Owens | 01/04/1949 |
| Clement A. Smith | 01/01/1957 |
| Doug Haynes | 01/05/1965 |
| Burts R. Childress | 01/02/1973 |
| Orr F. Thrasher | 08/08/1975 |
| Stewart Bell | 01/04/1977 |
| Mitchell Davis | 01/01/1989 |
| James Mahanes | 01/01/2001 |
| Kandy C. Kelley | 01/01/2009 |
Terms under the Constitution of 1790 began on the second Tuesday in February following election. Sometimes the Governor had the authority to appoint a successor until the next election and sometimes special elections were held that moved the election from the date set by the Constitution. In 1907 the General Assembly moved the start of terms to the First Tuesday in January following the election.
Kandy C. Kelley, Coroner
Pickens County Coroner's Office
147 Kay Holcombe Rd.
Liberty, SC 29657
Phone: (864) 898-5561
Fax: (864) 843-5809
*Office hours by appointment only.
