On October 3, 2022, Flanner Buchanan (Indianapolis) held an open house and ribbon cutting at its new Prairie Waters Event Center in its Hamilton Memorial Park location in Westfield. The 12,500-square-foot, natural stone-crafted facility can accommodate up to 240 guests and celebrates the beauty of natural Indiana. Featuring a total of 600 square feet of glass, 14-foot ceilings and serene water views of a small lake, Prairie Waters provides ample parking and easy handicap access. Adorned with Indiana art, the single-floor structure allows for up to 90 people to easily access the natural stone patio.

“We listened to the public and designed our new Prairie Waters Event Center to accommodate all of life’s milestone celebrations, so it is unlike any funeral home in the county,” said Bruce W. Buchanan, fourth-generation owner and CEO. “We believe Prairie Waters is the new model, and I’m proud of this innovation. We are also pleased that we bucked the trend that a funeral must be sequestered in a traditionally designed and decorated ‘funeral home.’ ” flannerbuchanan.com