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Sgt. JaBraun Knox's body arrived at Dover Air Force Base on Saturday. Knox was killed while serving in Afghanistan. (Photo Courtesy: U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

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Funeral Services for Sgt. JaBraun Knox

Updated: Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 1:39 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 12:22 PM EDT

The Auburn soldier killed in Afghanistan earlier this month was laid to rest in a Fort Wayne cemetery on Tuesday.

Photos: Funeral held for Sgt. JaBraun Knox

Sergeant JaBraun Knox died as a result of enemy rocket fire in Afghanistan on Friday, May 18.

JaBraun was a 2007 graduate of DeKalb High School where he excelled in sports. He played quarterback and defense in football and center field in baseball. In both sports, he won all-conference honors from the Northeast Hoosier Conference and first-team all-area recognition from KPC Media Group.

He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Auburn.

He was born in Fort Wayne on July 13, 1988. His parents Kenneth and Kelly (Macke) Knox live in Auburn as does his wife Courtney. They married on November 9, 2009, in Fort Wayne.

JaBraun is survived by his infant son, Braylon Knox; a sister and a brother, Amara Knox and Ty Knox, both of Auburn; and his grandparents, Roger and Carrie Macke of Fort Wayne, Vernell Nelson of Fort Wayne and Barbara Knox of Edgerton, Ohio.

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Funeral Services for Sgt. JaBraun Knox

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