Anita Cone Murchison - Class of 1966

Anita Cone Murchison graduated BCHS in 1966. She is the daughter of Shirley and Eddie Cone Sr. and has one brother, Eddie Cone Jr. The Cone family lived in the Bessie Heights area on the outskirts of Bridge City, then moved to Roundbunch Road in 1955, when Anita began first grade.  Her parents were very active in the community, helping with its growth throughout the 1970 and 1980s. 

Anita joined the band and played trombone, then became drum major her junior year in high school. Because of her love of music, she took piano lessons from John Conders and Ann Bryant, then played at Second Baptist Church for 15 years.   She played for weddings, funerals and church functions. Anita recalls helping Ann Bryant with piano recitals and school musicals. Anita began working at Town and Country Store in 1958.  She received her Bachelor of Elementary Education in 1970 with a specialty in music and began teaching at Sims Elementary School, then taught for 23 years at BC Junior High School, mentoring thousands of young minds. She had a positive impact on Bridge City students and her community. 

She later graduated from Lamar University with a Master’s in Education in 1976.  “I love teaching junior high, it was my calling,” Anita said.   Anita and her husband Barry Murchison, also a BCHS graduate 1967, owned two businesses in Bridge City, The Frame and Art Company on Texas Avenue and Yellow Rose Bar-B-Que stand next door. When she retired from teaching in 2002, Anita worked full time at the frame shop.  Later they sold the businesses and moved to Beaumont. 

They are active members of Westgate Memorial Baptist Church, where Anita is a member of the Prayer Quilting Ministry, an organization that makes quilts for the critically ill.

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Three former Bridge City High School graduates were honored in October 2022 as Distinguished Alumni by the Bridge City High School Alumni Association.  Anita Cone Murchison, class of 1966; Frank Scales, class of 1977; and Steve Worster, class of 1967, who was honored posthumously, received the recognitions.

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