Obituary of Allan S. Thompson Mr. Thompson was born September 5, 1929 in Canfield, Ohio, a son of Howard S. and Mary (Starr) Thompson. He had lived in this area for 50 years. He received his B.S. degree in Animal Husbandry from Penn State University in 1954 and owned and operated Far The Best Horse Farms in Albion. He was a member of the West Barre United Methodist Church and of the Albion Masonic Lodge; additionally he had been a 30-year member of the Barre Fire Company.