Hannibal’s Riverside Cemetery honors veterans with new memorial

HANNIBAL (WGEM) - Hannibal’s Riverside Cemetery observed Veterans Day with a ceremony and a newly renovated memorial.

Working with the American Legion, Riverside was able to not only update the cemetery, but provide a new location for veterans who are living and for those who passed. Kathy Dugger, the vice president of the Historic Riverside Cemetery, says memorials like this remind residents why this day is so important.

“We’re very, very blessed to have been helped by the American Legion, and the VFW, and the Riedal Foundation. We’re dedicated to our country and we need to support our military and our veterans,” Dugger said.

Riverside plans to add a few more benches for the memorial, but it is open for all to stop by and pay their respects.

Anyone interested in donating to the cemetery’s renovations can find more information here.