Adams County Nurses Honor Guard

'It is an honor to do this for our colleagues': Local honor guards recognize nurses during funeral ceremonies

August 22, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — Lisa Surratt has been a nurse for 44 years, but she had never heard of a nurses honor guard before she attended a funeral last September for long-time friend Sharon Giles, a nurse at Blessing Hospital for 45½ years. A nurses honor guard pays tribute to nurses at the time of their death.…