Amenities

  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Chapel
  • Piano or organ on-site
  • Catered events
  • Funeral service video production
    Services available to create a tribute video for the service or obituary from photos and videos.
  • Audio and video equipment
  • Police escort available
  • Arrangements by phone or email
    Complete funeral planning, including electronic signature, without needing a funeral home visit
  • Piano or organ on-site
  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Chapel
  • Cremation remembrance jewelry
  • Option for home delivery of ashes
  • Option for mail delivery of ashes
    Sent through postal mail service, signature required.

About

Memorable funerals draw inspiration from life to create a deeper connection with family and friends. It is our goal at Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home in Port Lavaca, Texas, to create a meaningful memorial service for every family we serve.

Custom funerals, memorial services

Celebration of life venue for services, gatherings and receptions at Richardson-Colonial Funeral HomeOur dedicated team of professional funeral directors listens to you for inspiration. A favorite song, cherished color or lifelong hobby can be woven into your service to create the personal touch that makes a difference. Guests can enjoy the taste of an heirloom recipe through a custom-catered reception. Give those who attend a lasting keepsake personalized with your family name. Let your creativity inspire our funeral directors to create a funeral service to be remembered by all.

We serve all families

Chapel at Richardson-Colonial Funeral HomeRichardson-Colonial Funeral Home welcomes guests of all faiths, backgrounds and cultures to our chapel, staterooms and reception area, which adapt to your personal needs. Our location in Port Lavaca offers access from Victoria Regional Airport and is especially convenient to the coastal communities of Bloomington, Indianola and Port O’Connor.

Don’t rush. Take your time. Our team will patiently help you get the details right, so final wishes are fulfilled beautifully. Count us to guide you through the variety of burial and cremation options available, including casket selection, monuments and interment.

Supporting the Lavaca community

Arrangement room at Richardson-Colonial Funeral HomeOur team takes an active role in the community in which we live. Our annual Appreciation Barbecue is our gesture of thanks for local first responders, clergy and military. You’ll find our team members calling bingo at the senior citizen’s center, providing lunches at local churches and donating to the Calhoun County Veterans Joint Honor Guard. It is our pleasure to donate the cake for the annual Tree of Angels service. These gestures of appreciation exemplify our way of reassuring the community that we are always here to serve.

Depend on Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home during every step of your journey. Please contact us at anytime to learn more about our burial options, or take a tour of our beautiful Coastal Texas funeral home in Port Lavaca.

History

We are honored to be part of the vibrant history of Calhoun County. The land beneath Richardson Funeral Home was originally purchased by Frank Richardson in 1947.

Over 70 years of funeral service

Over the next 50 years, the small funeral home on Main Street provided outstanding care to families across Calhoun County. Ownership of the funeral home in Port Lavaca changed hands several times throughout the years, and in 1961, Frank Kelly Sr. took the helm.

In 1988, Lloyd G. Hobbs took control until 1999, and in 2001, we became the Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home. Our current building has been in operation since 1960, when it was built by Rudy Rendon. As part of the historic fabric of Calhoun County, it is our honor to serve the community in which we work and live.

Celebration of Life Planning

Our planners are celebration of life experts. We plan more celebrations each year than any other provider, and we know just what to do to create a uniquely beautiful and heartfelt tribute with attention to detail like no other.

Every family who entrusts us with their loved one’s service can expect an event that includes:
  • meaningful music celebration of life
  • cherished memories celebration of life
  • a personalized message celebration of life

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Funeral & Cremation Pricing

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Our Venues

Tower of Memories | Premium reception venue at Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Crown Hill
Pricing Starts At 320
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Catered Receptions

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Pricing Starts At 495
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Urns

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Caskets

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Pricing Starts At 2,095
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Plan a Simple Cremation

Simple can still mean exceptional. Let us show you how.

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Reviews & Ratings

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Featured customer testimonials

We love hearing from the families we serve. Their feedback helps us continue unique and meaningful celebrations that honor loved ones with unparalleled attention to detail.

Justin was absolutely amazing through the whole experience ! He and Pam made my our family very comfortable and the talked to us with compassion. Justin did a wonderful job on our mother and as sad as we were Richardson -Colonial made our moms sending home an experience we will never forget ! We can't thank y'all enough ! ...

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

September 2024

We have been blessed on too many occasions with the aid of Jamie and Justin at Richardson Colonial funeral home in Port Lavaca. They are impeccable at their job and every detail was covered. All of the staff including Allyson and Pat are gracious and helpful.

Verified Cremation & Funeral Service Customer

July 2024

Can't say enough good things about Richardson Colonial, they do a wonderful job, and again, Jamie and the others keep the place spotless and so welcoming.

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

June 2024

The compassion and kindness as well as professionalism by Jamie, Emily, Pam and other office employee are amazing.

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

December 2023

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