Sumter County Coroner's Office

Sumter County Courthouse • 141 N. Main Street - 1st Floor
• Sumter, South Carolina 29150
Phone: 803-436-2111 (Office)
Bpr: 803-778-3613 * Fax: 803-436-2495
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM till 5:00 PM

Sumter County Coroner
Verna Moore

Primary Services:

Suspicious and violent deaths:

The Coroner's Office is responsible for investigating all sucpicious and violent deaths, as well as all deaths that occur outside of a hospital or nursing home and deaths that occur less than 24 hours after patients are admitted to the hospital.

ER Deaths:

All Emergency Room deaths are investigated by the Coroner.

Inquests:

The Coroner's Office conducts inquests; sets up autopsies; handles news releases; makes decisions to determine if the manner of death results from homicidal, accidental, suicidal, natural, or of undetermined cause.

Child Deaths:

Handles all child deaths along with the S.C. Child Fatality Group.

Availability:

The Coroner is available to the public for help pertaining to a loved one.

Coroner services are available 24 hours a day by phone, or in the Courthouse office during normal business hours.