Deputy Sheriff Edwin A. Mitchell, Winston County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

Deputy Sheriff Edwin A. Mitchell

Winston County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

End of Watch Monday, July 17, 1944

Edwin A. Mitchell

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.

Bio

Age 50
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Incident Details

Cause Automobile crash

transport

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To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your service and sacrifice is honored today, the 74th anniversary year of your death. I am privileged to leave a tribute to you. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered. Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Lasater Loya
mom of fallen Pittsburg Officer Larry Lasater, eow 4/24/05

September 10, 2018