About

In 1969, Gaylan Duncan began serving South Texas families from Goliad to Edna by offering funeral services in Victoria, Texas. Today, Colonial Funeral Home continues the tradition of providing comfort and compassion while caring for families in the Golden Crescent.

Versatile funeral home

Chapel at Colonial Funeral HomeCentrally located in Victoria to better serve the Crossroads community, Colonial Funeral Home welcomes you into our spacious chapel and 2 convenient staterooms. Our dedicated reception area can be adapted for a celebration of life event, catered reception or private family gathering.

Compassionate care

Our team of funeral directors gets to know you on a personal level to better create a memorial experience that will be forever remembered by all who attend. Whether you prefer a traditional funeral service, contemporary celebration of life or a service with elements of each, you can depend on us to meet your needs and wishes. We'll provide guidance and support every step of the way, from selecting the right funeral or cremation plan to explaining funeral costs and personalizing the ceremony.

Supporting the Victoria community

Arrangement room at Colonial Funeral HomeColonial Funeral Home team members take an active role in our community. Our team members directly participate in the Victoria Professional Express Network, an affiliate of the American Business Women's Association. We are also involved in the Lions Club of Victoria. Across the Golden Crescent, our employees are involved in local churches, schools and veteran organizations.

We are privileged to provide the Victoria County Veterans Council with ceremonial flag cases and white gloves for use during military funerals, with proper military honors provided to veterans under our care.

Trusted provider

As a Dignity Memorial® provider, we provide compassionate care with firsthand knowledge of the Golden Crescent community as well as exclusive benefits and services from North America's largest network of funeral, cremation and memorialization service providers.

History

Growing with Victoria

In 1969, Victoria County resident Gaylan Duncan founded and established Colonial Funeral Home to serve families from Bloomington to McFaddin. As the area grew in prosperity and population, the Duncan family built a strong reputation based on providing excellent care to the entire Crossroads region of South Texas. Gaylan led a team of professionals through example, showing his team the importance of placing families first. He passed away in 2016.

Keeping tradition

Today, our local funeral directors carry on his legacy by providing carefully planned funeral services in Victoria with a personal touch. Our funeral home remains responsive to the distinct needs of each individual family. We treasure the trust we've earned in the Victoria community. At Colonial Funeral Home, our commitment to honoring and serving the Victoria County community continues.

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

Explore venues, cemetery and cremation property, personalized catering options, and our collection of urns and caskets.

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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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Pricing Starts At 295
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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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Events

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Funeral and Cremation Planning Seminar

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Funeral and Cremation Planning Seminar

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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 creating meaningful celebrations that honor loved ones with unparalleled attention to detail.

Working with Emily and her team at Colonial was a great experience. My family can't thank them enough for their professionalism and the genuine sincerity they showed to us throughout the process. The staff were such a help. They finalized transport of our parents from different counties in the middle of the holiday break, conta...

Verified Cremation & Funeral Service Customer

January 2025

Arranging for multiple prayers on prayer cards was greatly appreciated. Jamie contacted us after the funeral about a cemetery problem that wasn't even part of her job and took care of it for us. She made phone calls for me that I was not ready to make. Cindy helped us arrange personal items for Dad's visitation and even brou...

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

December 2024

It was a graveside service only and it went very well

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

September 2024

Very transparent with the details, cost, options etc. We planned everything in 4 days and they did an amazing job accommodating everything, lots of communication and did not rush service or visitation. Emily, Justin and the whole staff were excellent!

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

May 2024

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