Stephanie Murphree

Stephanie Ann Murphree, of Rosenberg, Texas, was a loving and devoted wife,
daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. The Lord took her on July 2, 2025, at the age
of 38 after struggling with cancer for two-and-a-half-years. Stephanie was born
to Donald and Patricia Schreiber in Bellingham, Washington on February 18,
1987. She lived most of her childhood in Stephenville, Texas where she
graduated high school in 2005. She attended Centenary College of Louisiana,
where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Psychology. After
graduating, she spent a year in Ichinohe, Japan as an assistant English teacher.
Returning from Japan, Stephanie pursued her education even further by earning
a master's degree in Library and Information Science from the University of
North Texas, in Denton. She worked for Fort Bend County Libraries for fourteen
years.
She married William Murphree in 2014. She was immensely proud of his ministry
and ordination as a United Methodist elder. Their marriage was full of love and
laughter.
She had a lifelong love of reading, hymns, mythology, musicals, and food –
eating it and cooking it. She was adventurous in that regard. She enjoyed her
seasons playing her bassoon with the Rosenberg Symphonic Band, and singing
in various church choirs. She was pretty good with a sewing machine, too. She
also enjoyed jigsaw puzzles. And she definitely shared William's love of their
precious dog, Lucy.
In addition to her devoted husband, William, Stephanie is survived by her
parents, Donald and Trish Schreiber of Warren, TX; William's parents, Mike and
Lisa Murphree of Tupelo, MS; Steph's older sister, Rani Tate, of League City, TX;
and her family, Rani's husband, Robert Tate, and daughter, Bethany, and son,
Samuel, all of League City, TX; Stephanie's brother-in-law, Jason Murphree; and
his wife Anna of Corinth, MS; and their children, Wyatt, Declan, and Coraline.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at St. John's United Methodist in
Richmond, TX on July 19th at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, please consider
making a donation to Helping Hands (Richmond, TX), Compassion International,
or your local public library.