Stephen "Cheese" Maner was born on November 13, 1976 to Patricia Diane Holts Maner and the late William Maner.  He departed this life on Monday November 5, 2018 at his mother's home.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his mother, Patricia Diane Holts Maner, his wife. Ashanti Smith Maner, two children: Beyoncé Pittman and William Maner, two brothers: Larry (Gwendolyn) Holts and Eric (Shanell) Manning, and one sister, Trish Maner, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.