By Fred Steiner www.BlufftonForever.com Dr. Mary Alice Howe Thomas Born: April 23, 1922 Died: Jan. 1, 2018 Member of the Bluffton High School class of 1940 Bluffton College class of 1943 The word “versatility” printed under Mary Alice Howe’s senior photo in the 1940 Bluffton High School Buccaneer is no accident. It describes this multi-talented young woman’s career, beginning