In the heart of Kerrville, hundreds gathered Thursday evening for a community vigil honoring the victims of the catastrophic Hill Country flooding — a disaster that has already claimed at least 103 lives in Kerr County, with more than 100 still missing.

It’s been almost a week since the deadly flooding disaster in Kerr County. Survivors are still in shock like Jack Halmon are still in shock.Halmon was not home during the flood. He says he thought his neighbor was joking when he called and told him his home was underwater.

Ninety-six of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children. State officials vowed to continue searching for over 160 people still missing but have acknowledged the dwindling chances of finding survivors alive a week after the disaster.

There were a lot of prayers, tears and hugs as the Kerrville community gathered in a football stadium to honor those lost or missing in the 4th of July floods.

Known as a "very gentle man" by friends, family and neighbors, Jose Olvera died attempting to save his wife, Alicia Torres, in the July 4 Kerr County floods.

Chapter presidents representing UT's University Panhellenic Council organized a candlelight vigil to honor those impacted by the devastating floods in the Hill Country. Dozens attended, including many who know someone who has been impacted in some way. KVUE spoke with a UT senior from Kerrville who was there when the flood hit.

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Bobby and Amanda Martin had been married 13 years. Their eyes lit up when they saw each other, family members said.

Destructive flooding triggered by unrelenting rain that rapidly overwhelmed the Guadalupe River has killed at least 100 people across central Texas.