May 22, 2026

Atchison VFW and American Legion to honor area cemeteries

Posted May 22, 2026 6:31 PM

By JIM FARIS

Atchison's American Legion Post 6 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1175 will honor fallen comrades with traditional services this Memorial Day.

The VFW's schedule is as follows:

  1. 8:30 AM-VFW Post
  2. 8:50 AM-Oak Hill
  3. 9:10 AM-Mount Vernon
  4. 9:35 AM-St. Patrick's
  5. 10:00 AM-Sumner
  6. 10:35 AM-Sugar Creek (Rushville, MO)
  7. 11:00 AM-Veteran's Park, Atchison Riverfront

The American Legion's route:

  1. 8:30 AM-Legion Post
  2. 9:00 AM-Lancaster
  3. 9:25 AM-Evergreen (Effingham, KS)
  4. 9:40 AM-St. Ann's (Effingham, KS)
  5. 10:20 AM-Sunset Memory Gardens
  6. 10:35 AM-Mount Calvary

The Legion will then gather at Veteran's Park, where the VFW will conduct their service.