Jesse M. Maness of Bowie, Maryland died on Thursday, September 12, 2013. Jesse is the husband of Jean M. Maness; father of Carla R. Kirby and her husband Scott of Gambrills, Maryland, Christopher J. Maness and his wife Elaina of Germantown, Maryland and the late Gail M. Thayer; Grandfather of Thomas Thayer, Shannon Kirby, Ryan Kirby, Christina Thayer, Jesse Maness and Ilyssa Maness; brother of Billy Maness, Betty Jo Laws, Patricia Conn, Carolyn Gilbert, Leamon Maness, Landon Maness, Ben Maness and the late Kyle Maness, Claire Collier, Dana Hill, Jewell Posey and David Maness. Mr. Maness is also survived by his former son-in-law George Thayer. The Maness family will receive friends at the Robert E. Evans Funeral Home, 16000 Annapolis Road, Bowie, Maryland 20715 on Thursday, September 19, 2013 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am, Friday, September 20, 2013 at Ascension Catholic Church, 12700 Lanham-Severn Road, Bowie, Maryland. Interment will follow at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville, Maryland. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice.