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Extracted from The Winn Parish Enterprise (Winnfield, LA)
A. W. Radescich, Civil War Veteran, Dies Wednesday
Funeral Services Were Held At Zion Hill Thursday.
Antoine W. Radescich, 92, Confederate Veteran, one of the oldest citizens of
this parish, died after a short illness Wednesday morning. Funeral services
were conducted at Zion Hill Thursday afternoon at 3:30 with Rev. Alwin Stokes,
Presbyterian minister, in charge. He was assisted by Dr. B. C. Land of the
First Baptist Church. The local Masonic Lodge conducted the rites at the
grave.
Active pallbearers were Bryant Sholars, C. F. Walsworth, W. T. Norman, B. L.
Anderson, P. H. Mercer, and J. E. Carter.
Honorary pallbearers were W. E. Dark, the only remaining Confederate Veteran
in this parish; Hon. A. Leonard Allen, Judge Cas Moss, Dr. J. F. Faith, W. E.
Heard, J. R. Heard, H. L. Boyett, W. M. Grigsby, Tom Weems, W. F. Dickerson,
W. W. Allen, John Wright, H. W. Bass, Uncle W. Lenard Smith, F. L. Shaw, Matt
Milam, J. R. Hall, N. M. Jackson, S. E. Jenkins, R. W. Buce, M. L. Branch, B.
W. Bailey, J. M. Hyde, A. I. Talton, Clyde Swanson, W. U. Drewett, P. K. Abel,
C. McGinty, and C. E. Tannehill.
Mr. Radescich was a member of the David Pierson Camp No. 1603. He was in
Company K, Louisiana Regiment (28th La. Inf.), having enlisted in Winnfield
and left here with the second William Walker Company. Commander Radescich was
a courier during the war. He was in the Battle of Mansfield and later was in
Texas where he assisted in ____________. He was discharged in Texas.
Mr. Radescich was born in Winn Parish in the first house ever built in this
section. The house is located seven miles from here in the Tannehill
Community. His father, Luca Radescich, helped to cut the first road through
Winn Parish. It was called the Luke and Wyatt Road, going to St. Maurice.
Mr. Radescich's father assisted in constructing the first bridge to be built
across Dugdemonia Creek.
Mr. Radescich was married to Miss Lou McGinty, who preceded him in death in
1909. They had no children but reared the orphan children of Mrs. Radescich's
brother and wife, the late Mr. and Mrs. Roland McGinty. They are Miss Ruth
McGinty of Winnfield and Mae and Irma McGinty, now married and living in other
towns.
A Mason for 67 years, Mr. Radescich would have received a gold certificate of
membership within the next few days from the Eastern Star Lodge No. 151, F.
& A. M.
The deceases [sic deceased] is survived by his nephew, Dr. A. W. Radescich and family of
Winnfield, a nephew, Sam Satcher, and two nieces, Misses Inez and Bella
Satcher, all of New Orleans.
Thursday, May 27, 1937