Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Edwin Mitchell was killed in a vehicle crash while he and the county sheriff traveled to Arkansas to pick up a prisoner.
Their vehicle struck a truck that was parked with no lights on Highway 82, near Winona.
Deputy Mitchell was survived by his wife, parents, sister, and two brothers.
Survivors
Deputy Mitchell was survived by his wife, parents, sister, and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell served with the Winston County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Mitchell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Edwin A. Mitchell is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edwin A. Mitchell's cause is highlighted.
How Edwin A. Mitchell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edwin A. Mitchell is highlighted in Jul.