The Transylvania Times -

Suzanne Thomas Maney, 84, of Mills River, passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, at the Elizabeth House.

A native of Pennsylvania, she had been a resident of Henderson County since 1957. She was a daughter of the late Alexander Peter Thomas Sr. and Edith May Lowe Thomas. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Andrew Thomas, and son in-law, Joseph Heafner.

She was a graduate of St. Genevieve’s High School in Asheville and attended Barry College in Miami Shores, Fla. She operated her own kindergarten school in Henderson County, with many of her former students becoming leaders in th...