Krystal Whitmire was born in Fishs Eddy, N.Y., on March 9, 1987. As a child, she moved with her mother and stepdad to Wellsboro, Pa., and then to Brooklyn, N.Y.

When Krystal was in the sixth grade, her family moved to Liberty. She graduated from Liberty High School in 2005.

While she was in high school, she worked at Krystal in Liberty. She worked there until it closed down. She started working at Runnymede, located in Pickens. That is where she met Christopher Whitmire. They were married July 12, 2014. They have one daughter, Emma, who is 3 years old.

Carol Baker/Courier

Although Krystal Whitmire was born in New York, she has called Pickens County home since she was in the sixth grade..

Krystal was a stay-at-home mom for one year before going to work at Confluence Watersports, a company that makes kayaks. She worked on the assembly line there for two years until the company moved from Easley to Greenville.

Her next job was at BI-LO, which was located on U.S. Highway 123 in Easley. When the store closed, she was transferred to BI-LO in Pickens, where she has been working for a year and a half. Her position there is assistant bookkeeper.

Easley resident Carol Baker highlights interesting local residents and helps us get to know more about the fascinating people who call Pickens County home. If you have someone somewhere who you think people should know about, contact us at news@thepccourier.com.