I've degraded the kernel from 4.19.8 back to 4.14.41. This was suggested by several people and for them, it fixed the problem. With the degraded kernel I am able to suspend, but not hibernate. If the computer is left unattended and hibernates, the same response is seen as described above.
Still not able to find a way to turn off suspend and hibernation permanently.
I've degraded the kernel from 4.19.8 back to 4.14.41. This was suggested by several people and for them, it fixed the problem. With the degraded kernel I am able to suspend, but not hibernate. If the computer is left unattended and hibernates, the same response is seen as described above.
Still not able to find a way to turn off suspend and hibernation permanently.