Winsteads’ Funeral Home

Winsteads’ Funeral Home is a funeral home in Portland, TX, located at 500 Wildcat Dr. It serves families in Portland, Kingsville, Mathis, and the entire Coastal Bend area. The business provides personalized funeral services, including traditional burials, cremations, and veteran benefits assistance. It holds a rating of 4.70 based on 23 reviews.

Winsteads’ has been a trusted Coastal Bend name since 1966. The family-owned and operated business has been serving the funeral industry since 1994. The team includes Austin T. Winstead, who was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. He graduated from Tivy High School and began working at Kerrville Funeral Home at age 16. He became a licensed crematory operator before moving to Houston for mortuary school. He later worked for Rosewood Funeral Homes and in the West Texas oil and gas industry. He returned to Kerrville to finish his Mortuary Science education under mentor Gene Allen. He became a young manager and respected funeral director. He, his sister Ashlee, and their father John purchased Limbaugh Funeral Home. John got involved in the funeral industry in 1994 by providing funeral home limousines. He managed the preneed department and crematory for Kerrville Funeral Home. He represented Matthews Casket Company before obtaining his Funeral Director’s license. Austin is married to Cassy Winstead, a teacher at WC Andrews Elementary. They have a son, Rhett.

The staff assists with casket and urn choices, flower arrangements, and cemetery coordination. Services include tribute videos, keepsakes, and life celebrants for non-clergy led services. Options range from full traditional funerals to private gatherings. Cremation services allow for final viewing, visitation, or wake before cremation. Remains may be returned in an urn, scattered, or interred in a columbarium or in-ground burial. The business provides grief support services to help families cope with loss. It also helps families secure United States Department of Veterans Affairs burial benefits and memorial items.

Winsteads’ Funeral Home is available around the clock for immediate assistance or in-person visits. The business maintains a solid reputation among the customers it has served.

Winsteads’ Funeral Home combines decades of family tradition with compassionate care for the Portland community.

The funeral home sits on Wildcat Drive, roughly half a mile from Moore Avenue and East Cliff Park.

BizScoreAI awarded a Content Quality score of 100 out of 100, which means the website clearly answers customer questions and describes its pages so AI assistants can quote the information. The business also received a Technical score of 90 out of 100.

Services:

• Cremation Services
• Personalized Funeral Planning
• Pre-planning and Merchandise
• Traditional Funeral Services
• Veterans Services