Kovan Aaron Knight, 23, of Fellsmere, died June 21, 2009. He was born in Vero Beach and was a lifelong resident of Indian River County. He attended schools in Orange and Indian River counties and graduated from St. James Academy in 2007. He was a member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Fellsmere. Survivors include his sons, Isaac and Xavier Knight, both of Melbourne; mother, Dedra Knight, of Orlando; father, Tracey Ross, of Oakdale, La.; brothers, Andre Anderson, of Washington, D.C., and Tracy Ross Jr., Ja’ Mario Stewart and Tristan Ross, all of Vero Beach; sisters, Andresa Knight-Johnson, of Orlando, Tyrah Knight, of Asheville, N.C., Quinesha Knight, Ashley Ross and Tranice Ross, all of Savannah, Ga., Laketra Ross and Jenesia Ross, both of Atlanta, and Shaquria Evans, of Palm Bay; grandmothers, Thelma Collins, of Fellsmere, Linda Ross, of Vero Beach, and Lucille Smith, of Orlando; and grandfathers, Darren Knight, of Bridgeport, Conn., Matthew Collins, of Fellsmere, and Alex George, of Vero Beach. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Mattie Sexton.A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. July 1 at Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Vero Beach. Burial will be in Fellsmere Cemetery. A guest book may be signed at www.sarahsmemorial.com.