By Catharin Shepard • Editor • Comfortable couches, soft chairs, delicate chandeliers and a sense of quiet welcome, help make the new funeral home in Raeford put the emphasis on “home.”
That was Jonathan Prather’s goal in the designing and planning for Legacy Funeral Home: he didn’t want it to feel like a funeral home at all. And with the ribbon cut on its grand opening last month, it’s now ready to connect with the community and provide services for families.
Jonathan Prather is owner of Legacy Funeral Home and Crematory, and a Funeral Service Licensee. Prather bought McNeill Legacy Funeral Home in St. Pauls in 2021, and hoped to expand to the Raeford community. When the time was right, the business pursued the permits and permission with the city, and broke ground…