Memorial Funeral Home of Houston

01/05/2026

Houston-Ruby Joyce Hollis Belk, 79, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, at her home in Houston. She was born November 25, 1946, in Leland, MS to the late C.L. Hollis and Bertha Lou Foster Hollis. She was a wonderful Christian lady that loved the Lord immensely and a faithful member of Parkway Baptist Church in Houston.
She loved her family fiercely and was a praying momma, grandma and granny. She prayed daily for all of her family to give their life to the Lord and follow Jesus, that was the most important thing to her. She showed the love of Jesus to everyone she came in contact with. She always wanted everyone to feel welcome. Her love language was cooking and feeding people and was the queen of “Happy” giving.
She was a beautiful example of Proverbs 31 women:
(25) Strength and honor are her clothing.
(26) She opens her mouth with wisdom and on her tongue is the law of kindness.
(28) Her children rise up and call her blessed.
(30) Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

Services will be at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Parkway Baptist Church in Houston with Dr. Randy Rinehart and Pastor Micah McKenzie officiating. Burial will be at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Houston. Memorial Funeral Home of Houston is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

She is survived by two daughters; Rhonda Fisackerly (Ronnie), Rachel McCoy (Jamie); two sons, Ed Belk (Gale), John Belk (Pam); grandchildren, Marcus Fisackerly (Clara), John Paul Fisackerly (Taylor), Aaron Fisackerly (Landry), Luke Fisackerly (Megan), Dustin Belk, Alex Belk, Deanna Randle (Shaquille), Kalya McKenzie (Micah), Laura Hope Belk, Mallory Moore (Will), Valarie McCoy, Casey McCoy, Ross Stewart and Lyle Stewart (Brittany); twenty three great grandchildren; one brother, Jody Hollis; a host of nieces and nephews; honorary family, Tim Fleming (Candy) and their children, Davin, Jeremy and Bethany.

She was preceded in death by her parents; C.L. Hollis and Bertha Lou Foster Hollis; her husband, Edwin Belk, Jr.; brothers, James Olen Hollis, John David Hollis, FJ Hollis, Bobby Hollis and Charlie Hollis.

Pallbearers will be Marcus Fisackerly, John Paul Fisackerly, Aaron Fisackerly, Luke Fisackerly, Dustin Belk, Casey McCoy, Ross Stewart and Lyle Stewart.

Visitation will be Tuesday, January 6, 2026, from 12 noon until service time at 3:00 p.m., at Parkway Baptist Church in Houston.

For online condolences visit www.memorialfuneralhomehouston.com.

01/05/2026

01/03/2026

Houston-Mavil Louise Williams Weeks, 82, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026, at her home. She was born June 17, 1943, in Chickasaw County to the late Robert Preston Williams and Eunice Odell Alford Williams. She was a member of Parkway Baptist Church in Houston.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 5, 2026, at Parkway Baptist Church with Dr. Randy Rinehart officiating. Burial will follow at Chickasaw Memorial Gardens in Houston. Memorial Funeral Home is honored to be in charge of the arrangements.

She is survived by her husband, Casey Weeks of Houston; her daughter, Donna Wright of Houston; her two sons, Billy Pepper of Houston and Bobby Pepper (Nancy) of Olive Branch; her 5 grandchildren, Brandy Cook (Tim), Dane Wright (Nikki), Phillip Pepper (Tosha), Samantha Graves (Brennan) and Casey Weeks (Haley); her 14 great grandchildren; her three great great grandchildren; her two sisters, Gladys Barnett of Cordova, TN and Wanda Owen of Hardy, AR.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Billy Wofford Pepper, her parents; her four brothers, Grady, Travis, Richard and Otis Williams; her two sisters, Beth Dunn and Ruth Skaggs.

Pallbearers will be Dane Wright, Levi Linton, Phillip Pepper, Jordan Cook, Khylur Gray and Jaxon Wright.

Visitation will be 5 until 8:00 p.m., Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Houston.
Also, there will be a visitation one hour prior to the service Monday from 10:00 a.m. until service time 11:00 a.m. at the Parkway Baptist Church.
For online condolences visit memorialfuneralhomehouston.com

01/03/2026

Rockwell, TX-Thomas Howell Verell, Jr.,93, passed away January 1, 2026, at Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwell in TX. He was born November 16, 1932, in Woodland, MS to the late Thomas Howell Verell, Sr and Essie Lee Smith Verell. He was a Veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Air Force before his career as a banker. He was baptized May 1960 at Leclair Baptist Church, Memphis, TN

There will be a brief visitation with the family at 9:30, with a service following at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2026. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Mantee. Memorial Funeral Home of Houston is honored to be in charge of the arrangements.

He is survived by his son, Thomas Alton “Al” Verell (Karen) of Round Rock, TX; his daughter, Cheryl Ann Swick (Randy) of San Angelo, TX; his 7 grandchildren, Brandon Kyle McQueen of Houston, TX, David Nicholas Verell (Amanda) of Leander, TX, Heather Denae Verell of Round Rock, TX, Mallory Bilan Swick of San Angelo, TX, Riley Michala Harrison of San Angelo, TX, Owen Lee Swick (Cathy) of North Lake, TX and Evan Alan Swick of Colleyville, TX; his 5 great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Bobbie Ann Verell; his parents; his two sisters, Erin V. Burgess and Agness M. Cassady and his three brothers, E.M. Verell, John A. Verell and Harold Priest Verell.

Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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