Paula Murphree was born and raised in New Carlisle, Ohio. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Ohio Northern University, she moved to Mississippi in 2018. While visiting family in Senatobia, Paula met her husband Michael, and they have been married since 2020. Paula and Michael currently live in Michael’s hometown of Senatobia with their son, Henry, and two dogs. .
In her free time, Paula enjoys cooking and baking, quilting, and spending time outside with Henry. Some of their favorite days are spent on the family sweet potato farm, where they visit Michael in the fields, go on walks, and stop to see the cows.