More than 300 friends crowded the Harry White Chapel on March 6 for a final farewell to Lillian White Thompson and to pay tribute to an engaging spirit who had always encouraged and uplifted them. After a four-year battle with various cancers, Mrs. Thompson, 67, suffered a massive subdural hematoma resulting from a malignant brain tumor. Her trademark upbeat demeanor armed Thompson and her family during life’s challenges, even cancer.