Funeral procession set for fallen Jackson Co. deputy; Gov. Reeves orders flags to half-staff

Funeral procession set for fallen Jackson Co. deputy; Gov. Reeves orders flags to half-staff BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — On Wednesday, Gov. Tate Reeves signed Executive Order No. 1596, which proclaims Friday as a day of mourning for Michael “Mike” Jimerson. Jimerson, a deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, was responding to a disturbance call at an apartment complex in St. Martin when he was killed in a shootout with a suspect. He was 61. RELATED: Sheriff’s Office mourns Deputy Jimerson; suspect’s criminal record revealed “Deputy Jimerson, like all of our men and women of law enforcement, represents the very best of Mississippi,” Reeves said in the order. “All of Mississippi stands with them as we honor and mourn this hero who has been taken from us too soon.” The order asks that all U.S. and Mississippi flags be flown at half-staff on all buildings and grounds of the state and all areas under its jurisdiction beginning at sunrise on Friday and ending at sunset in Jimerson’s honor. INVESTIGATION: Maley Ross’ last hours before fatal shootout with Jackson County deputy Jimerson’s funeral procession is scheduled to begin about 2:30 p.m. and last 1-2 hours. The route will begin at First Baptist Church of Biloxi and end at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, taking the following path: - Popp’s Ferry Road into Old Popp’s Ferry Road - D’Iberville Boulevard - Auto Mall Parkway - Rodriguez Street - Gorenflo Road - Quave Road - Brittany Avenue - Lemoyne Boulevard into Highway 609/Washington Avenue - Highway 90 - Main Street in Biloxi - Howard Avenue Immediately after the procession, all law enforcement, first responders, their families, and friends of the Jimerson family are invited to attend a celebration of life reception at the St. Martin Community Center. Food will be provided. A ceremonial flyover is planned as the procession crosses the Biloxi Bay Bridge. You can donate to Deputy Jimerson’s family through the Police Benevolent Foundation fund HERE. See a spelling or grammar error in this story? Report it to our team HERE. Copyright 2026 WLOX. All rights reserved.