LinkedIn

Craig studied at Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Southwestern State University for biology & chemistry. He then attended Clayton State University to complete his EMS certification. 

Craig Stubbs Sworn in as Upson County Coroner

Craig previously worked as an EMT paramedic and then started his tenure as deputy coroner in 1993. After a period working with the State of Georgia, Craig returned to Upson and was reappointed as deputy coroner in 2023. 

K. Craig Stubbs is currently the coroner in Upson County and has held this position since 2023.

As of March 19, 2024, K. Craig Stubbs did not have a website or any information online.

Public Health

Public Safety

K. Craig Stubbs

- The County Coroner runs the Coroner’s Office, which is responsible for determining the cause, manner, and circumstance of death under the Georgia Death Investigation Act.  
- Deaths that they are responsible for investigating include violent deaths, suicides, sudden deaths, deaths unattended by a physician, suspicious deaths, deaths of children younger than seven years old, executions, deaths of inmates, and deaths of people admitted to a hospital unconscious. 
- The Coroner is responsible for pronouncing someone dead, and for releasing remains to be cremated, transported to another state, or autopsied. 
- All Georgia Coroners are required to attend a 40 hour course at the Georgia State Patrol Training Center and receive 24 hours of in services training on death investigation procedures each year. 
- Coroners are elected to four year terms in nonpartisan elections. 