Claude Ernest Fox, Jr., age 73, of Knoxville, Tennessee passed away on October 1, 2018. He was the son of the late Claude Sr. and Mary Kathryn Sharp Fox. He graduated from East Tennessee State University with a degree in Transportation and worked for the Tennessee Department of Transportation as a right-a-way specialist for several decades. He enjoyed traveling and UT games. Claude proudly served his country in the United States Navy as a yeoman in the Engineering Department on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal. He is survived by a brother, John, niece Catherine and nephew Wade. A Funeral Service for Claude will be held on Friday, October 5, 2018, at 11 am in the chapel of Berry Highland Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow in Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery. Donations in lieu of flowers can be sent to The Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley, 6717 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.