McWilliams Funeral Home was established by Alton and Gertrude McWilliams in Waller, Texas in 1946. Alton and his son Bob built a second funeral home in Hempstead in 1956. The two funeral homes operated together until the early 1980's when Alton and Gertrude retired and sold the funeral home in Waller. Bob continued the family business in Hempstead. Bob's son Kevin continues the tradition today. Philip "Deke" McWilliams, Kevin's son, assists in the business as well and is a licensed Baptist minister.