Carlile, Quinton B. MARSHALL - Services for Quinton B. Carlile, 82, of Marshall, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2007, at First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Joel McMahon officiating. Interment will be in Colonial Gardens. Arrangements are by Sullivan-Heaster Funeral Home. Mr. Carlile died March 13, 2007, in Marshall. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 3/14/2007. ----------------- Carlile, Quinton Bond MARSHALL - Services for Quinton Bond Carlile will be at 10 a.m. today, March 16, 2007, at First United Methodist Church in Marshall, with Dr. Joel McMahon officiating. Interment will follow the services in Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Sullivan-Heaster Funeral Home. Mr. Carlile died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at Marshall Regional Medical Center. Born May 7, 1924, in Castor, Louisiana, he graduated in 1943 from the College of Marshall, now ETBU. Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, having served as second lieutenant and flight officer. He married the former Mildred Cornelius of Jefferson on November 20, 1943, in Albany, Georgia. Following the war, the young couple moved to Waco, where Mr. Carlile completed his studies at Baylor University, having earned his B.B.A. degree in May 1947, and his C.P.A. accreditation in November of that year. Mr. Carlile and his family moved to Marshall in 1947, where he began his practice in public accounting. Mr. Carlile had been active in oil and gas exploration for more than 40 years. In 1964, he founded Marshall Exploration Inc., which was sold to Southern Natural Gas Co. in 1990. He was a partner in Martex Drilling Co., L.L.P., which sold to Nomac Drilling in 2006, Martex Well Services, L.L.P., Camterra Resources, Inc., Fowler Transportation and was owner of Oakwood of Marshall Development Corporation. Mr. Carlile was also involved in banking endeavors in East Texas, having served on the board of First National Bank of Marshall for many years and cofounding Martex Banc- shares, which later sold to Hibernia National Bank. Among Mr. Carlile's stated goals was "to help Marshall." His accomplishments in this area were many. He served as president of Marshall Chamber of Commerce and was chosen as Marshall's "Outstanding Citizen" in 1983. He and his wife, Mildred, were instrumental in the founding and funding of the Michelson Museum of Art. When the 2000 Harrison County Courthouse Bond election failed, they stepped forward to provide seed money that later made several matching grants possible. Mr. Carlile was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Texas Society of CPAs, the American Institute of CPAs and was a former trustee of East Texas Baptist University. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mildred Cornelius Carlile; his sons and daughters-in-law, Ken and Celia Carlile, David and Susan Carlile, and Steve and Penny Carlile; his grandsons and granddaughters-in-law, Scott and Tracy Carlile, Zachary and Regan Carlile, Casey and Heather Carlile, Clay and Amy Carlile, Cameron and Leslie Carlile, and Lance and Brooke Carlile; his great-grandchildren, Virginia, Quinton and Hampton Carlile, Carson, Cole and Evelyn Carlile, Julia Carlile, Sloane Carlile, Gavin Carlile and Grant Carlile; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Judge William and Kathryn Cornelius of Jefferson; and sister-in-law, Mrs. Ben Carlile of Shreveport, La. He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin Franklin Carlile Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Bond Carlile; brother, Benjamin Franklin Carlile Jr.; and sister, Mary Elizabeth Baker. Pallbearers will be his six grandsons. The family asks that memorial contributions be made to First United Methodist Church of Marshall and Michelson Museum of Art. Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday evening, March 15, 2007, at the Carlile home, 707 Bergstrom Place. Online condolences may be made at www.sullivanheasterfuneralhome.com Published in the Longview News-Journal from 3/15/2007 - 3/16/2007. -------------------------