Stephanie Bell

Funeral service for Stephanie Bell, 42, of Lufkin will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021, in the Shiloh Baptist Church, 100 Pine St, Diboll Texas. Burial will follow in Forest Haven Cemetery. Ms. Bell was born on November 1, 1978, in San Augustine, and died on April 18, 2021, in Houston. Stephanie "Moochie" Bell was born on November 1, 1978, in San Augustine, Texas, to Terry Bell and Inita Oliphant. Stephanie departed this life on April 18, 2021 at St. Luke's Baylor Hospital in Houston, Texas. Stephanie was baptized at an early age and became a faithful and devoted servant of the Lord and was a member of Zion Temple of Deliverance. She wanted everyone to experience the love of God the way she had experienced Him. On April 24, 2012, she became a successful Kidney transplant recipient and lived life to the fullest with no limitations, spreading words of encouragement and inspiring others along the way. She was special and cherished by all who knew her. She had ambitious aspirations, unrealized potential and invaluable creativity and talents. She was known for her "Bell Customized Creations." Stephanie had a kind and loving spirit; she was the pillar of her family. Though we will miss Stephanie in this life, the life she lived was a testament to God's plan of prosperity, hope, and a future. A plan no earthly action can deny her. She will deeply be missed and forever loved. She was a graduate of the Diboll High School, Class of 1998. She attended Angelina College where she obtained her Medical assistance and Phlebotomy Certifications. She was gainfully employed at CHI St. Luke's Memorial in Lufkin, Texas for Thirteen and a half years. Stephanie was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend to all and will truly be missed by loved ones and the entire community. She is preceded in death by her Grandfather, Wade Oliphant Sr, Grandmother, Evie Lou Oliphant; Uncles: Wade Oliphant Jr., Emmitt Bell and Ricky Rogers; Aunts: Patty Rogers, Stacy Rogers, Janie Rogers, Peggy McAlister and Doris Oliphant. Left to Cherish Her Beautiful Memories: Father, Terry (Brenda) Bell Diboll, Texas; Mother, Inita Oliphant (Aaron) Lufkin, Texas; Special stepfather, Elliot Gordon Diboll, Texas; Grandmother, Lois Rogers Diboll, Texas; Brothers, Stanley Oliphant Diboll, Texas, Stephen (Christel) Oliphant Kansas City, Kansa, Darrin (Maria) Oliphant Diboll, Texs, Bronson (Jessica) Jackson Lufkin, Texas and Byron Gordon Diboll, Texas; Sisters, Sherri Oliphant Lufkin, Texas, Terri Oliphant Lufkin, Texas, Shannan Jackson Houston, Texas, Carlletha (Lawrence) Chatman Lufkin, Texas, Natasha Gordon Houston, Texas, Angela Gordon Houston, Texas, Jackie Gordon Las Vegas, NV and Esma Gordon Diboll, Texas; Uncles, Jeff(Beverly) Rogers Tyler, Texas, Freddy Oliphant Lufkin, Texas, Stephen (Doris) Oliphant Lufkin, Texas, Marvin (Terri) Oliphant Houston, Texas, Cazie (Belinda) Oliphant Merryville, LA, Ronnie (Delores) Oliphant Diboll, Texas; Aunts, Anna Beasley Lufkin, Texas, Addie Runner Lufkin, Texas, Janette Edwards (Larry), Ilene (Arnold) Turner Houston, Texas; Special aunt, Angeletha Jackson of Diboll, Texas and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Stephanie Bell

November 1, 1978 - April 18, 2021