Deborah A. Youmans, Coroner

Deborah “Debbie” Youmans was sworn in as the Coroner of Beaufort County in January 2025 after serving as the Chief Deputy Coroner. 

Growing up in a military family, Debbie has spent most of her life in Beaufort, which she calls home.  A graduate of Beaufort High School, she started her career in Emergency Services as a Dispatcher for Beaufort Police Department, then for South Carolina Highway Patrol.  She began working part-time for Beaufort County EMS in 1983 and shortly thereafter started a full-time EMS career, retiring from Beaufort County EMS as a Paramedic/Sr. Crew Chief.  Her career with the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office started as a Transporter in January 2008, she became a Deputy Coroner in May 2016, and was promoted to Chief Deputy Coroner in November 2021.  She is a board member of the Drug Free Coalition – All Aboard Beaufort, which is instrumental in educating the youth in Beaufort about the effects of drug & alcohol use.

Debbie maintains her Paramedic’s License and continues to serve Beaufort County EMS as an ACLS/BLS instructor and general trainer to help further the knowledge of Emergency Medical Technicians on the frontlines of Beaufort County.