A "Wall of Hope" appeared on Wednesday in downtown Kerrville, providing a space for people to pray, cry, or honor the victims.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A College Station man is stepping up to help his hometown after devastating floods tore through the Kerrville area last week. Joel Williams, who grew up in Kerrville, is now collecting donations in the Brazos Valley to deliver directly to flood victims and recovery crews back home.

On Water Street in the City of Kerrville, a memorial wall dedicated to the lives lost in last Friday’s devastating flood is growing.

Robert Earl Keen has a personal connection to Kerrville, TX, the site of massive flooding on July 4 that authorities say resulted in the deaths of 111 people, with nearly 170 still unaccounted for at press time.

Claire Reese Manchaca, 21, was with three friends in the Hill Country when the devastating flooding hit. After an extensive search, Manchaca's body was found on Monday. On Wednesday, she was returned to Conroe to be laid to rest. All five Montgomery County constable precincts sent deputies to Kerrville to escort Manchaca's body back home.

Michael Abner said he was awakened at 5 a.m. on the Fourth of July by the owner of an RV park in Kerrville, Texas, where he was staying as floodwater began reaching his RV.

In a Sunday afternoon press conference, Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice indicated for the first time that officials would review their protocols.

Jonathan McComb lost his wife and children in 2015 flooding in Wimberly, Texas, 80 miles east of Kerrville. Since then, he felt called to join search-and-rescue efforts in Texas.

Restoration of Hope, a volunteer group from Texarkana, is helping flood victims recover after deadly flooding along the Guadalupe River.